English to English
hopple
('h/A/p/@/l
)
noun (n)
- A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; -- chiefly used in the plural.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (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(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913
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