'Hoppestere' definitions:

Definition of 'Hoppestere'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]