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单词 hopple
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hopple

[ hop-uhl ]
/ ˈhɒp əl /

verb (used with object), hop·pled, hop·pling.

to hobble; tether.

Origin of hopple

First recorded in 1580–90; hop1 + -le

Words nearby hopple

hoppergrass, hop-picker, hopping, hopping John, hopping mad, hopple, Hoppus foot, hops, hopsack, hopsacking, hopscotch
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Example sentences from the Web for hopple

  • Our custom was to feed grain, hopple the horses and take turns guarding them through the night.

    Forty Years Among the Indians|Daniel W. Jones
  • We tie him to a tree, and hopple his fore and hind feet, lest he may struggle.

    The Scalp Hunters|Mayne Reid
  • My horse, well trained to such tactics stayed where I had dismounted, without tie or hopple.

    The War Trail|Mayne Reid
  • See the purple barberries and crimson clusters of the hopple, contrasting their vivid hues!

    America, Volume IV (of 6)|Joel Cook

British Dictionary definitions for hopple

hopple
/ (ˈhɒpəl) /

verb, noun

a less common word for hobble (def. 2), hobble (def. 5)

Derived forms of hopple

hoppler, noun
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