hopple

American  

[hop-uhl] / ˈhɒp əl /

verb (used with object)

hoppled, hoppling

1. to hobble; tether.

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hopple British  

/ ˈhɒpəl /

verb

1. a less common word for hobble hobble

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Other Word Forms

• hoppler
  noun

Etymology

Origin of hopple

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

hopple hoppled hoppling

“We’ll hopple him if he does,” said Tad.

From The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska Or, The Gold Diggers of Taku Pass by Frank Gee Patchin

We’ll get doon and hopple the ponies, my laird, and walk on to the pine-wood.

From The Sapphire Cross by George Manville Fenn

My horse, well trained to such tactics stayed where I had dismounted, without tie or hopple.

From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Mayne Reid

Awd foaks were thar, fra near an' far, At couldn't fairly hopple; An' laffin' brats, as wild as cats, Ower heeads an' heels did topple.

From Yorkshire Dialect Poems (1673-1915) and traditional poems by Frederic William Moorman

Witch hopple bushes had been pulled up by the roots and the larger stems and branches stripped of twigs were left lying on the ground.

From Camps and Trails by Henry Abbott

The horses, after two hours' grazing, were led into the timber and hoppled.

From To The Front A Sequel to Cadet Days by Charles King

Another bee was caught, imprisoned under the glass, fed, hoppled with wool, and then let go again.

From The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness by Mayne Reid

The man had seen one or two of the hoppled animals straying from the camp.

From The Boy Slaves by Mayne Reid

He laughed to himself as he reached his mules and found them heavily hoppled with iron chains.

From Sunset Pass or Running the Gauntlet Through Apache Land by Charles King

Our horses were hoppled and turned loose in the cane-brakes, with bells round their necks.

From The Crayon Papers by Washington Irving

The mountaineers and Indians seldom tether their animals, but prefer the plan of hoppling, as this gives them more latitude for ranging and selecting the choicest grass.

From The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions by Randolph Barnes Marcy