Definitions for: Hopple

[v] strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the like-sided legs moving in unison; of race horses

Webster (1913) Definition: Hop"ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoppled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hoppling.] [From Hop; cf. Hobble.]
1. To impede by a hopple; to tie the feet of (a horse or a
cow) loosely together; to hamper; to hobble; as, to hopple
an unruly or straying horse.

2. Fig.: To entangle; to hamper. --Dr. H. More.

Hop"ple, n.
A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; --
chiefly used in the plural.

Synonyms: hobble

See Also: strap

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