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   hobble

   /ˈhɒbl/

   verb

   • 1. walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury: "he was hobbling around on crutches"
   • 2. tie or strap together (the legs of a horse or other animal) to prevent it from straying.
   • ▪ cause (a person or animal) to limp: "Johnson was still hobbled slightly by an ankle injury"
   • ▪ restrict the activity or development of: "the economy was hobbled by rising oil prices"

   noun

   • 1. an awkward way of walking, typically due to pain from an injury: "he finished the match almost reduced to a hobble"
   • 2. a rope or strap used for hobbling a horse or other animal.

   Word Origin Middle English: probably of Dutch or Low German origin and related to Dutch hobbelen ‘rock from side to side’. hobble (sense 2 of the verb) is a variant of hopple.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hobbler noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   • O

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   • B

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   • B

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   • L

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