Word Meaning

Meaning of "hopple" and the crossword clue

- To impede by a hopple; to tie the feet of (a horse or a cow) loosely together; to hamper; to hobble; as, to hopple an unruly or straying horse.
- Fig.: To entangle; to hamper.
- A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; -- chiefly used in the plural.