Webster's English Dictionary

Enter the word to look up:

hobble

1. hob.ble \'ha:b-*l\ \-(*-)lin\ \-(*-)l*r\ vb or hob.bling [ME hoblen; 
   akin to MD hobbelen to turn, roll] [prob. alter. of hopple (to hobble)] : 
   to move along unsteadily or with difficulty; esp : to limp alon g 1: to 
   cause to limp : make lame : CRIPPLE  2a: to fasten together the legs of (as 
   a horse) to prevent straying : MFETTER 2b: HAMPER, IMPEDE  - hob.bler n
2. hobble n 1: a hobbling movement  archaic  2: an awkward situation  3: 
   something used to hobble an animal