Brodie Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 What is the difference between hobble and hopple apart from the spelling? Horses where hopples I always thought but then you hobble them up??? Can someone explain this silly bit of the English language or harness language? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Hopple. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodie Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 Yet they say hobble them up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 13 hours ago, Brodie said: Yet they say hobble them up! As is often the case, you are right mate! From the OED: hobble | ˈhɒb(ə)l | verb 1 [no object, with adverbial of direction] walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury: he was hobbling around on crutches. 2 [with object] tie or strap together (the legs of a horse or other animal) to prevent it from straying. • cause (a person or animal) to limp: Johnson was still hobbled slightly by an ankle injury. • restrict the activity or development of: the economy was hobbled by rising oil prices. noun 1 [in singular] an awkward way of walking, typically due to pain from an injury: he finished the match almost reduced to a hobble. 2 a rope or strap used for hobbling a horse or other animal. DERIVATIVES hobbler noun ORIGIN Middle English: probably of Dutch or Low German origin and related to Dutch hobbelen ‘rock from side to side’. hopple | ˈhɒp(ə)l | Riding verb [with object] another term for hobble (sense 2 of the verb). noun another term for hobble (sense 2 of the noun). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHorseman Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 bit like 'where' and 'wear', not like you to cock that up Brodie 🙂 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodie Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 5 hours ago, TheHorseman said: bit like 'where' and 'wear', not like you to cock that up Brodie 🙂 What you mean COCK UP?? Asked a question Horseman, so what is it? They are hopples that go around the horses legs so is it hoppling them up or hobble them up?….. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gammalite Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 3 hours ago, Brodie said: They are hopples that go around the horses legs so is it hoppling them up or hobble them up?….. It's always Hopples Brodster !!!! you buy a set of hopples for Pacers. Anyone hobbling along is generally a bit lame. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 43 minutes ago, Gammalite said: It's always Hopples Brodster !!!! you buy a set of hopples for Pacers. Anyone hobbling along is generally a bit lame. No, OED and Brodie are right, hopples or hobbles same meaning. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodie Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 4 hours ago, Gammalite said: It's always Hopples Brodster !!!! you buy a set of hopples for Pacers. Anyone hobbling along is generally a bit lame. I have heard many people saying they had to hobble the horses lol Just weird really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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