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hob⋅ble

[hob-uh

verb, -bled, -bling, noun

–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.

To put a device around the legs of (a horse, for example) so as to hamper but not prevent movement.
To cause to limp.
To hamper the action or progress of; impede. See Synonyms at hamper¹.

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

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