| v. t. | 1. | To impede by a hopple; to tie the feet of (a horse or a cow) loosely together; to hamper; to hobble; |
| 2. | Fig.: To entangle; to hamper. | |
| n. | 1. | A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; - chiefly used in the plural. |
| Verb | 1. | hopple - strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the like-sided legs moving in unison; "hobble race horses" Synonyms: hobble |