\Hop"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoppled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Hoppling}.] [From {Hop}; cf. {Hobble}.]
1. 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. Fig.: To entangle; to hamper. --Dr. H. More.

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