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📚 verb • entry_id 20061

hobble

/ˈhɒbəl/
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
manear
To fetter by tying the legs; to restrict (a horse) with hobbles.
Near-synonyms: shackle, enshackle
you hobble your old horse and turn him grazing
Phrases
chain hobblehobble chainhobble knothobble ropehobble skirthobble-bushhobble-chainhobble-ropehobble-skirtedhobblebushhobbleropehobblesomehobblinglyhobblyunhobble
Word forms
hobbledhobbledhobbleshobbling