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

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."

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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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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.

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Not far from them two horses were hoppled.

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