Definition of Hobbles

1. Noun. (plural of hobble) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of hobble) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hobbles

1. hobble [v] - See also: hobble

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hobbles

hobbitses
hobbity
hobble
hobble-bush
hobble-bushes
hobble skirt
hobble skirts
hobblebush
hobblebushes
hobbled
hobbledehoy
hobbledehoyhood
hobbledehoys
hobbler
hobblers
hobbles (current term)
hobbleshaw
hobbleshaws
hobbletehoy
hobbletehoys
hobbling
hobblingly
hobblings
hobbly
hobby
hobby-horse
hobby-horses
hobby horse
hobby horses
hobbyhorse

Literary usage of Hobbles

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (1912)
"... who crosses over to L; then Trebonius, who goes R; then Cinna, who hobbles over to L; then Decius, who stays R C. 3It is difficult to cut this speech, ..."

2. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"The party, therefore, carry with them a light blanket apiece, stowed away in the folds of which is e.ich man's supper and breakfast. hobbles and Jack ..."

3. A treatise on the structure, functions, and diseases of the foot and leg of by William Charles Spooner (1840)
"The common hobbles consist of four straps, each having a buckle and an iron ... A rope is fastened to one of these hobbles, and made to pass through the D's ..."

4. The Repertory of Patent Inventions: And Other Discoveries and Improvements (1816)
"Description of improved hobbles, which safely cast Horses down, preventing Danger to the ... 1 HESE hobbles have now been in frequent use for six years, ..."

5. Veterinary Notes for Horse Owners: A Manual of Horse Medicine and Surgery by Matthew Horace Hayes (1903)
"Special hobbles for casting. ward. It is also advisable to keep his tail straight out. The fact of having the column of bones from his nose to the end of ..."

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