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hobble skirt

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hobble skirt

–noun
a woman's skirt that is very narrow at the bottom, causing the wearer to walk with short, mincing steps.

Origin:
1910–15
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hobble skirt  
n.  A long skirt, popular between 1910 and 1914, that was so narrow below the knees that it restricted normal stride.
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