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

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 Moorman, Frederic William

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 Reid, Mayne

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 Abbott, Henry

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

From The Sapphire Cross by Fenn, George Manville

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

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

When it began to grow light he looked down, and there were the three narts, who, having hoppled their horses and turned them out to graze, were themselves resting under the tree.

From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science by Various

The horses and other animals were picketted or hoppled upon the plain, which was covered with a short brown grass.

From The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire by Reid, Mayne

Not far from them two horses were hoppled.

From Three Young Ranchmen or, Daring Adventures in the Great West by Bonehill, Ralph

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

From The Crayon Papers by Irving, Washington

"Now this circus is only a little more than two miles off," said he, "and here I am cooped up like a hoppled horse."

From Harper's Young People, February 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

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 Marcy, Randolph Barnes