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Meanings of hopple in English

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.

Usage of hopple in English
1
My horse, well trained to such tactics stayed where I had dismounted, without tie or hopple.
The War Trail: The Hunt of the Wild Horse
2
The fine drizzle had turned into a steady soft rain that pattered on the broad moose-hopple leaves.
The Lady of Big Shanty
3
We tie him to a tree, and hopple his fore and hind feet, lest he may struggle.
The Scalp Hunters
4
Yes, and I'm rigging hopples to keep him here, I tell you.
Joan of Arc of the North Woods
5
Our horses were hoppled and turned loose in the cane-brakes, with bells round their necks.
The Crayon Papers
6
He laughed to himself as he reached his mules and found them heavily hoppled with iron chains.
Sunset Pass; or, Running the Gauntlet Through Apache Land
7
Another bee was caught, imprisoned under the glass, fed, hoppled with wool, and then let go again.
The Desert Home: The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderne...
8
The horses and other animals were picketted or hoppled upon the plain, which was covered with a short brown grass.
The Hunters' Feast: Conversations Around the Camp Fire
9
"I have a folding table and dishes in my wagon, and I'll send Bill Hopple after 'em."
The High School Boys in Summer Camp
10
Within twenty minutes the big wagon, drawn by a pair of mules, came up with Bill Hopple driving and his horse tied to the tailboard.
The High School Boys in Summer Camp
Hopple through the time