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HOPPLE
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in unison
Example:
hobble race horses
Synonyms:
hobble; hopple
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "hopple" is one way to...):
strap (tie with a strap)
Sentence frame:
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