Found 2 items, similar to hopple.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hopple hopple v : strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the like-sided legs moving in unison; “hobble race horses” [syn: hobble]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hopple 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To entangle; to hamper. --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] Hopple \Hop"ple\, n. A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; -- chiefly used in the plural. [1913 Webster]