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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. Fig.: To entangle; to hamper. --Dr. H. More From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hopple \Hop"ple\, n. A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; -- chiefly used in the plural. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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
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