hobbled

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A form of hobble — One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of hobble

    We made it and we hobbled up the stairs. Or I hobbled. My sons didn't hobble, I hobbled.

    2017, Sam Shepard, chapter 37, in Spy of the First Person, →ISBN, page 82
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APA

hobbled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hobbled

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hobbled,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hobbled.

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