01 v. i. To walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches.
imp. & p. p.
Hobbled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hobbling
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1.
To walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches.“The friar was hobbling the same way too.” — Dryden.
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2.
To move roughly or irregularly; -- said of style in writing.“The hobbling versification, the mean diction.” — Jeffreys.