English dictionary
hopple
/'h/A/p/@/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; -- chiefly used in the plural.
Source: webster1913
verb
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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
Synonyms hobbleSource: WordNet 3.0
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To impede by a hopple; to tie the feet of (a horse or a cow) loosely together; to hamper; to hobble; as, to <i>hopple</i> an unruly or straying horse.
Source: webster1913