hopple

Verb
Synonyms: hobble

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  1. strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in unison“hobble race horses”Synonyms: hobble
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Hopple \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. [1913 Webster]

2.Fig.: To entangle; to hamper. --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster]

Hopple \Hop"ple\, n. A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; -- chiefly used in the plural. [1913 Webster]
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