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Definition of Hobble

Hobble
Hobble 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.
Hobble
Hobble 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.
Hobble
Hobble 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.

Meaning of Hobble from wikipedia

- Look up hobble in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. To hobble means to walk in an impeded manner, as if with a physical disability or injury, or to cause...
- A hobble skirt was a skirt with a narrow enough hem to significantly impede the wearer's stride. It was called a "hobble skirt" because it seemed to hobble...
- Hobble Cr**** may refer to a location in the U.S. state of Utah: Hobble Cr**** (Utah County, Utah), a tributary of Utah Lake Hobble Cr****, Utah, a census-designated...
- A hobble (also, and perhaps earlier, hopple), or spancel, is a device which prevents or limits the locomotion of an animal, by tethering one or more legs...
- Pathology said that multiple cases have been ****ociated with the hogtie or hobble prone restraint position. The New York Police Department’s guidelines, explaining...
- southeastern United States, with the common names swamp dog-laurel and coastal dog-hobble. It has been reported from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia...
- Viburnum lantanoides (commonly known as hobble-bush, witch-hobble, alder-leaved viburnum, American wayfaring tree, and moosewood) is a perennial shrub...
- The Man in Hobbles is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by George Archainbaud and starring John Harron, Lila Lee and Lucien Littlefield. The...
- Hobble Cr**** is a stream in Utah County, Utah. Its mouth lies at 40°11′07″N 111°39′27″W / 40.18528°N 111.65750°W / 40.18528; -111.65750 at its confluence...
- Hobble Cr**** is a census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Utah County, Utah, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The...