2. Fig.: To entangle; to hamper. --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
hoppling — v. hobble, tie the feet of an animal loosely together … English contemporary dictionary
Hopple — Hop ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoppled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hoppling}.] [From {Hop}; cf. {Hobble}.] 1. 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hoppled — Hopple Hop ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoppled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hoppling}.] [From {Hop}; cf. {Hobble}.] 1. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hopple — /hop euhl/, v.t., hoppled, hoppling. to hobble; tether. [1580 90; HOP1 + LE] * * * … Universalium
hopple — /ˈhɒpəl/ (say hopuhl) verb (t) (hoppled, hoppling) 1. to hobble; tether. –noun 2. (plural) gear used on horses entered in trotting races. {16th century; origin unknown} …
hopple — [häp′əl] n., vt. hoppled, hoppling HOBBLE … English World dictionary
