Associations to the word «Hopple»

Adjective

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Wiktionary

HOPPLE, noun. (chiefly in the plural) A fetter for horses or cattle when turned out to graze.
HOPPLE, verb. (transitive) To impede by a hopple; to tie the feet of (a horse or a cow) loosely together; to hobble.
HOPPLE, verb. (transitive) (figurative) To entangle; to hamper.

Dictionary definition

HOPPLE, verb. 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".

Wise words

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