hopple

[ hop-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

, hop·pled, hop·pling.

1. to hobble; tether.

hopple

/ ˈhɒpəl /

verb

1. a less common word for hobble hobble

Derived Forms

• ˈhoppler, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hopple¹

First recorded in 1580–90; hop ¹ + -le

Example Sentences

One jumper will soon teach the trick to a whole flock; and if one by chance is brought in, it should be immediately hoppled or killed.

From Project Gutenberg

With one length of the rope so recently misused on himself, Pape improvised handcuffs; with another hoppled the ankles of the jurist.

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All are put out to grass, “hoppled” or tethered on trail-ropes.

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"You're getting your second wind; all you need is a little more weight forward and jogged every morning in hopples for about ten days and you've got 'em all skinned in your class."

From Project Gutenberg

It would be quick work; but luckily the hoppled horses were easily and quickly caught, and in a trice bridled and saddled.

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