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hobbler
hob·ble H0227300 (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.n.1. A hobbling walk or gait.2. A device, such as a rope or strap, used to hobble an animal.
[Middle English hobblen, of Low German origin; akin to Middle Dutch hobbelen, to roll.]
hob′bler n.Synonyms: hobble, fetter, handcuff, hogtie, manacle, shackle
These verbs mean to restrict the activity or free movement of: a graduate hobbled by debt; researchers fettered by outmoded thinking; entrepreneurs handcuffed by rigid regulations; leadership that refused to be hogtied; imagination manacled by fear; an artist shackled by convention.Hobbler1. See Kicker chain.2. A short chain with leather straps at each end that was used to fasten a horse’s or mule’s front legs close together so only short steps could be taken. Thus, hobbled animals could move about and forage at night but still not wander far away.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | hobbler - someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gaitlimperpedestrian, footer, walker - a person who travels by foot |
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Synonyms for hobblernoun someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gaitSynonymsRelated Words |