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Definition of Hoppestere

Hoppestere
Hoppestere Hop`pes*tere", a. An unexplained epithet used by Chaucer in reference to ships. By some it is defined as ``dancing (on the wave)'; by others as ``opposing,' ``warlike.' --T. R. Lounsbury.

Meaning of Hoppestere from wikipedia

- discussion among Chaucer commenters about the word hoppesteres used in the expression "shippes hoppesteres"; see T. Tyrwhitt's reference. Boast, Frederic...