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Hobble

Hobble Meaning & Definition
Hobble Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hobble?

[n] the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
[n] a shackle for the ankles or feet
[v] strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the like-sided legs moving in unison; of race horses
[v] walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day."
[v] hamper the action or progress of;"The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hobble: fetter | hitch | hitch | hopple | limp | limp

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See Also | bond | gait | hamper | hinder | impede | shackle | strap | trammel | trammels | walk

Hobble In Webster's Dictionary

\Hob"ble\, n. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hobbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hobbling}.] [OE. hobelen, hoblen, freq. of hoppen to hop; akin to D. hobbelen, hoblen, hoppeln. See {Hop} to jump, and cf. {Hopple} ] 1. To walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches. The friar was hobbling the same way too. --Dryden. 2. To move roughly or irregularly; -- said of style in writing. --Prior. The hobbling versification, the mean diction. --Jeffreys.
\Hob"ble\, v. t. 1. To fetter by tying the legs; to hopple; to clog. `` They hobbled their horses.'' --Dickens 2. To perplex; to embarrass.
\Hob"ble\, n. 1. An unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in his gait. --Swift. 2. Same as {Hopple}. 3. Difficulty; perplexity; embarrassment. --Waterton.

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