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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

- it seemed to hobble any woman as she walked. Hobble skirts were a short-lived fashion trend that peaked between 1908 and 1914. The hobble skirt may have...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- The Haber process, also called the Haber–Bosch process, is the main industrial procedure for the production of ammonia. It converts atmospheric nitrogen...
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- Viburnum lantanoides (commonly known as hobble-bush, witch-hobble, alder-leaved viburnum, American wayfaring tree, and moosewood) is a perennial shrub...
- A maritime pilot, marine pilot, harbor pilot, port pilot, ship pilot, or simply pilot, is a mariner who has specific knowledge of an often dangerous or...
- acceptance of misinformation and urban myth as fact have undermined and hobbled previous efforts to conduct objective, scientific investigations. Professor...