hopple

Meanings

Plural: hopples

Verb

• 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
• To impede by a hopple; to tie the feet of (a horse or a cow) loosely together; to hobble.
• To entangle; to hamper.

Noun

• A fetter for horses or cattle when turned out to graze.

Synonyms

hobble