Definition of hobble

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Hobble (n. i.) To walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches..

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P :: P () the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant whose form and value come from the Latin, into which language the letter was brought, through the ancient Greek, from the Phoenician, its probable origin being Egyptian. Etymologically P is most closely related to b, f, and v; as hobble, hopple; father, paternal; recipient, receive. See B, F, and M..
Hopple :: Hopple (v. t.) To impede by a hopple; to tie the feet of (a horse or a cow) loosely together; to hamper; to hobble; as, to hopple an unruly or straying horse..
Hobble :: Hobble (n. i.) To walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches..
Span :: Span (v. t.) To fetter, as a horse; to hobble..
Hobblebush :: Hobblebush (n.) A low bush (Viburnum lantanoides) having long, straggling branches and handsome flowers. It is found in the Northern United States. Called also shinhopple..
Hobbletehoy :: Hobbletehoy (n.) A youth between boy and man; an awkward, gawky young fellow ..
Shaffler :: Shaffler (n.) A hobbler; one who limps; a shuffer.
Hobbled :: Hobbled (imp. & p. p.) of Hobbl.
Hobbler :: Hobbler (n.) One who by his tenure was to maintain a horse for military service; a kind of light horseman in the Middle Ages who was mounted on a hobby.
Hobbler :: Hobbler (n.) One who hobbles.
Hopplebush :: Hopplebush (n.) Same as Hobblebush.
Hobble :: Hobble (n.) Same as Hopple.
Hobble :: Hobble (v. t.) To fetter by tying the legs; to hopple; to clog.
Hobble :: Hobble (n.) Difficulty; perplexity; embarrassment.
Hobble :: Hobble (n. i.) To move roughly or irregularly; -- said of style in writing.
Hobble :: Hobble (n.) An unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in his gait..
Hobbledehoy :: Hobbledehoy (n.) Alt. of Hobbleteho.
Shinhopple :: Shinhopple (n.) The hobblebush.
Hobbly :: Hobbly (a.) Rough; uneven; causing one to hobble; as a hobbly road.
Shaffle :: Shaffle (v. i.) To hobble or limp; to shuffle.
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