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Hopple   /hˈɑpəl/   Listen
Hopple

verb
(past & past part. hoppled; pres. part. hoppling)
1.
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.  Synonym: hobble.






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"Hopple" Quotes from Famous Books



... in, keep in check, keep within bounds; hold in leash, hold in leading strings; withhold. keep under; repress, suppress; smother; pull in, rein in; hold, hold fast; keep a tight hand on; prohibit &c 761; inhibit, cohibit^. enchain; fasten &c (join) 43; fetter, shackle; entrammel^; bridle, muzzle, hopple^, gag, pinion, manacle, handcuff, tie one's hands, hobble, bind hand and foot; swathe, swaddle; pin down, tether; picket; tie down, tie up; secure; forge fetters; disable, hamstring (incapacitate) 158. confine; shut up, shut in; clap up, lock up, box up, mew up, ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget



Words linked to "Hopple" :   strap, hobble



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