v. t. - 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.
v. t. - Fig.: To entangle; to hamper.
n. - A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze;
-- chiefly used in the plural.