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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.

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  1. v. t. 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. v. t. Fig.: To entangle; to hamper.
  3. n. A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; -- chiefly used in the plural.
  4. v. strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in unison
  5. 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. A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; -- chiefly used in the plural.
  6. A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; --chiefly used in the plural.
  7. v. strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in unison