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Examples of hobble
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Any attempts to hobble this, whether in print, music or video is doomed to fail.
From the guardian.co.uk
Superstition and the era's limited medical knowledge hobble his studies, though.
From the inrich.com
There is also concern that German cutbacks may hobble the feeble global recovery.
From the time.com
It would be crazy to apply the cuts uniformly and hobble the best universities.
From the guardian.co.uk
For some, perhaps it was more of a hobble, but you can learn from their missteps.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Lawyers for the defendants say the rules, as proposed, will hobble their defense.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The pace never slowed, even after a broken boot heel forced Ray to hobble around.
From the stltoday.com
I don't really understand how they managed hobble such fundamental functionality.
From the guardian.co.uk
Last week the government took the strongest action yet to hobble the messenger.
From the time.com
- Fetter: a shackle for the ankles or feet
- Limp: walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
- Hamper the action or progress of; "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean"
- Hitch: the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
- Hopple: 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"
- A hobble is a device that prevents or limits the locomotion of a human or an animal, by tethering one or more legs. Although hobbles are most commonly used on horses, they are sometimes used also on other animals. ...
- The Ancient Egyptian Tether hieroglyph is Gardiner sign listed no. V14, V15 for an animal tether, a type of hobble.
- Short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off; An unsteady, off-balance step; To restrict a horse with hobbles; To walk unevenly
- (hobbly) uneven, rugged; hobbling, walking with a hobble (unbalanced tread)
