What does hopple mean?

Definitions for hopple
hop·ple

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hopple, hobbleverb

    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

    "hobble race horses"

Wiktionary

  1. hopplenoun

    A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; -- chiefly used in the plural.

ChatGPT

  1. hopple

    Hopple is a verb that refers to the act of restraining the legs of a horse, sheep or other animals to prevent them from escaping. It can also be used as a noun to refer to the actual straps or devices used to bind the animal's legs. It is a control or restraining tool used mostly in animal husbandry.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hoppleverb

    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

  2. Hoppleverb

    fig.: To entangle; to hamper

  3. Hopplenoun

    a fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; -- chiefly used in the plural

  4. Etymology: [From Hop; cf. Hobble.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Hopple

    hop′l, v.t. to tie the feet close together to prevent hopping or running.—n. (chiefly in pl.) a fetter for horses, &c., when left to graze. [A parallel form to hobble, a freq. of hop.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. HOPPLE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hopple is ranked #30165 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Hopple surname appeared 777 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hopple.

    96.7% or 752 total occurrences were White.
    1.2% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.7% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.6% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hopple in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hopple in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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