hopple verb trans. ['hɒp(ǝ)l] L16.[Prob. of Low German origin: cf. early Flemish hoppelen = Middle Dutch hobelen jump, dance: see HOBBLE verb.]Fasten together the legs of (an animal) to prevent straying;
transf. fetter (a person); =
HOBBLE verb 5.
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