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1. (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.

2. (v. t.) Fig.: To entangle; to hamper.

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

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