hopple

[ hop-uhl ]

verb (used with object),hop·pled, hop·pling.

to hobble; tether.

Origin of hopple

First recorded in 1580–90; hop¹ + -le

Words Nearby hopple

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How to use hopple in a sentence

Smith led him to the edge of the bog, knelt down, drew aside a branch of witch-hopple.
The Flaming Jewel | Robert W. Chambers
My horse, well trained to such tactics stayed where I had dismounted, without tie or hopple.
The War Trail | Mayne Reid
Our custom was to feed grain, hopple the horses and take turns guarding them through the night.
Forty Years Among the Indians | Daniel W. Jones
See the purple barberries and crimson clusters of the hopple, contrasting their vivid hues!
America, Volume IV (of 6) | Joel Cook
We tie him to a tree, and hopple his fore and hind feet, lest he may struggle.
The Scalp Hunters | Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for hopple

hopple

/ (ˈhɒpəl) /

verb, noun

a less common word for hobble (def. 2), hobble (def. 5)

Derived forms of hopple

hoppler, noun

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