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Meaning of hobble

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  hobble
      n 1: a shackle for the ankles or feet [syn: {fetter}, {hobble}]
      2: the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
         [syn: {hitch}, {hobble}, {limp}]
      v 1: walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The
           old woman hobbles down to the store every day" [syn:
           {limp}, {gimp}, {hobble}, {hitch}]
      2: hamper the action or progress of; "The chairman was hobbled
         by the all-powerful dean"
      3: strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a
         horse) in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in
         unison; "hobble race horses" [syn: {hopple}, {hobble}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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