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hopple

[ hop-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

hoppled, hoppling.
  1. to hobble; tether.


hopple

/ ˈ³óÉ’±èÉ™±ô /

verb

  1. a less common word for hobble hobble
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³ó´Ç±è±è±ô±ð°ù, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hopple1

First recorded in 1580–90; hop 1 + -le
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Example Sentences

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One jumper will soon teach the trick to a whole flock; and if one by chance is brought in, it should be immediately hoppled or killed.

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With one length of the rope so recently misused on himself, Pape improvised handcuffs; with another hoppled the ankles of the jurist.

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All are put out to grass, “hoppled†or tethered on trail-ropes.

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"You're getting your second wind; all you need is a little more weight forward and jogged every morning in hopples for about ten days and you've got 'em all skinned in your class."

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It would be quick work; but luckily the hoppled horses were easily and quickly caught, and in a trice bridled and saddled.

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