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hopple¹

  • /ˈhɒpəl/

Rhymes with -ɒpəl

Where it comes from

From hop; compare hobble.

noun hopples

  1. in plural A fetter for horses or cattle when turned out to graze.

verb hopples · hoppling · hoppled

  1. transitive To impede by a hopple; to tie the feet of (a horse or a cow) loosely together; to hobble.
  2. figuratively, transitive To entangle; to hamper. consider how we have such Faculties in us, as the Soul finds hoppled and fettered, clouded and obscured by her fatal residence in this prison of the Body

Hopple²

proper noun Hopples

  1. A surname.

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"hopple." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hopple. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{hopple_2026,
  title = {hopple},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hopple},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}