hopple

== English == === Etymology === From hop; compare hobble. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɒpəl/ Rhymes: -ɒpəl === Noun === hopple (plural hopples) (chiefly in the plural) A fetter for horses or cattle when turned out to graze. ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === hopple (third-person singular simple present hopples, present participle hoppling, simple past and past participle hoppled) (transitive) To impede by a hopple; to tie the feet of (a horse or a cow) loosely together; to hobble. (transitive, figurative) To entangle; to hamper. == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === hopple inflection of hoppeln: first-person singular present first/third-person singular subjunctive I singular imperative