·vt Fig.: To entangle; to Hamper.
II. Hopple ·noun A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze;
— chiefly used in the plural.
III. Hopple ·vt 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.