• (v. t.) 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. • (v. t.) Fig.: To entangle; to hamper. • (n.) A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; -- chiefly used in the plural. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/hopple/
Hop'ple transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Hoppled ; present participle & verbal noun Hoppling .] [ From Hop ; confer Hobble .] 1. To impede by a hopple; to tie the feet of (a horse or a cow) loosely toge... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/61
hobbleverb 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` Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974