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hobble

Pronunciation: /ˈhɒb(ə)l/

Definition of hobble

1 [no object, with adverbial of direction] walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury:he was hobbling around on crutches
[with object] cause (a person or animal) to limp:Johnson was still hobbled slightly by an ankle injury

2 [with object] tie or strap together (the legs of a horse or other animal) to prevent it from straying.
[variant of hopple]
restrict the activity or development of:the economy was hobbled by rising oil prices

1 [in singular] an awkward way of walking, typically due to pain from an injury:he finished the match almost reduced to a hobble

Derivatives

Middle English: probably of Dutch or Low German origin and related to Dutch hobbelen 'rock from side to side'

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