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hopple

[ hop-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

, hop·pled, hop·pling.
  1. to hobble; tether.


hopple

/ ˈhɒpəl /

verb

  1. a less common word for hobble hobble
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈhoppler, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hopple1

First recorded in 1580–90; hop 1 + -le
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Example Sentences

Smith led him to the edge of the bog, knelt down, drew aside a branch of witch-hopple.

My horse, well trained to such tactics stayed where I had dismounted, without tie or hopple.

Our custom was to feed grain, hopple the horses and take turns guarding them through the night.

See the purple barberries and crimson clusters of the hopple, contrasting their vivid hues!

We tie him to a tree, and hopple his fore and hind feet, lest he may struggle.

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