hopple

[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.