Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - hobble
Hobble
hobble
v. & n. --v. 1 intr. a walk lamely; limp. b proceed haltingly in action or speech (hobbled lamely to his conclusion). 2 tr. a tie together the legs of (a horse etc.) to prevent it from straying. b tie (a horse's etc. legs). 3 tr. cause (a person etc.) to limp. --n. 1 an uneven or infirm gait. 2 a rope, clog, etc. used for hobbling a horse etc. Phrases and idioms hobble skirt a skirt so narrow at the hem as to impede walking. Derivatives hobbler n. Etymology: ME, prob. f. LG: cf. HOPPLE and Du. hobbelen rock from side to side
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I. verb (~d; hobbling) Etymology: Middle English hoblen; akin to Middle Dutch hobbelen to turn, roll Date: 14th century intransitive verb to move along unsteadily or with difficulty, transitive verb to cause to limp ; make lame ; cripple, 2. probably alteration of hopple to ~] to fasten together the legs of (as a horse) to prevent straying ; fetter, to place under handicap ; hamper, impede, ~r noun II. noun Date: 1726 a hobbling movement, an awkward situation, something used to ~ an animal ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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