- (n.) An unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in his gait.
- (n.) Same as Hopple.
- (v.t.) To fetter by tying the legs; to hopple; to clog.
- (v.t.) To perplex; to embarrass.
- (n.) Difficulty; perplexity; embarrassment.
- (n.i.) To move roughly or irregularly; -- said of style in writing.
- (n.i.) To walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a hitch or hop or with crutches.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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