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hob⋅ble

  [hob-uhl] verb, -bled, -bling, noun
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–verb (used without object)
1. to walk lamely; limp.
2. to proceed irregularly and haltingly: His verses hobble with their faulty meters.
–verb (used with object)
3. to cause to limp: His tight shoes hobbled him.
4. to fasten together the legs of (a horse, mule, etc.) by short lengths of rope to prevent free motion.
5. to impede; hamper the progress of.
–noun
6. an act of hobbling; an uneven, halting gait; a limp.
7. a rope, strap, etc., used to hobble an animal.
8. hobbles, a leg harness for controlling the gait of a pacer.
9. Archaic. an awkward or difficult situation.
Origin:
1300–50; ME hobelen, appar. akin to hob protuberance, uneven ground, and to D hobbelen, G hoppeln to jolt

Related forms:
hobbler, noun

Synonyms:
5. hinder, restrict, frustrate, cramp.

Antonyms:
5. aid, assist, benefit.
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hob·ble   (hŏb'əl)   
v.   hob·bled, hob·bling, hob·bles

v.   intr.
To walk or move along haltingly or with difficulty; limp.
v.   tr.

  1. To put a device around the legs of (a horse, for example) so as to hamper but not prevent movement.

  2. To cause to limp.

  3. To hamper the action or progress of; impede. See Synonyms at hamper1.

n.  

  1. A hobbling walk or gait.

  2. A device, such as a rope or strap, used to hobble an animal.

  3. Archaic An awkward situation.


[Middle English hobblen, of Low German origin; akin to Middle Dutch hobbelen, to roll.]
hob'bler n.
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Word Origin & History

hobble 
c.1300, hoblen "to rock back and forth, toss up and down," probably related to its Du. cognate hobbelen. Transitive sense of "tie the legs of an animal" first recorded 1831, probably an alteration of 16c. hopple, cognate with Flem. hoppelen "to rock, jump," related to Du. hobbelen. Sense of "hamper, hinder" is c.1870.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1hob·ble
Pronunciation: 'häb-&l
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: hob·bled; hob·bling /-(&-)li[ng]/
intransitive senses
: to move along unsteadily or with difficulty; especially : to limp along hobble transitivesenses
1 : to cause to limp : make lame : CRIPPLE
2 : to fastentogether the legs of (as a horse) to prevent straying

Main Entry: 2hobble
Function: noun
: something used to hobble an animal
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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