hopple

[ hop-uhl ]

/ 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

hoppergrass, hop-picker, hopping, hopping John, hopping mad, hopple, Hoppus foot, hops, hopsack, hopsacking, hopscotch

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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

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单词	hopple
释义	hopple [ hop-uhl ] / 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 hoppergrass, hop-picker, hopping, hopping John, hopping mad, hopple, Hoppus foot, hops, hopsack, hopsacking, hopscotch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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 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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