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Hopple
Pronunciation : Hop"ple
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [From Hop; cf. Hobble.]
Definition : 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.
2. Fig.: To entangle; to hamper. Dr. H. More.
t. [imp. & p. p. Hoppled; p. pr. & vb. n. Hoppling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Hop"ple
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; -- chiefly used in the plural.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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