hopple

[ hop-uh l ]
/ ˈhɒp əl /

verb (used with object), hop·pled, hop·pling.

to hobble; tether.

Origin of hopple

First recorded in 1580–90; hop1 + -le

Words nearby hopple

hopper, edward, hoppergrass, hopping, hopping john, hopping mad, hopple, hoppus foot, hops, hopsack, hopsacking, hopscotch

Example sentences from the Web for hopple

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

    Forty Years Among the Indians |Daniel W. Jones

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

    The Scalp Hunters |Mayne Reid

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

    The War Trail |Mayne Reid

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

    America, Volume IV (of 6) |Joel Cook

British Dictionary definitions for hopple

hopple
/ (ˈhɒpəl) /

verb, noun

a less common word for hobble (def. 2), hobble (def. 5)

Derived forms of hopple

hoppler, noun