hobbling

• ““There were indeed some persons, but their number was very small, that continued a kind of hobbling march on the broken arches, but fell through one after another, being quite tired and spent with so long a walk.”

  The Vision of Mirza

• “There were indeed some persons, but their number was very small, that continued a kind of hobbling march on the broken arches, but fell through one after another, being quite tired and spent with so long a walk.”

  Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes

• “There were indeed some Persons, but their Number was very small, that continued a kind of hobbling March on the broken Arches, but fell through one after another, being quite tired and spent with so long a Walk.”

  Spectator, September 1, 1711

• “There were indeed some Persons, but their Number was very small, that continued a kind of hobbling March on the broken Arches, but fell through one after another, being quite tired and spent with so long a”

  The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays

• “Mr Banks, the government's chief economic adviser outside of Treasury, has also warned against responding to the nation's two-speed economy by "hobbling" the mining sector and called for cutbacks to taxpayer-funded assistance to manufacturers.”

  The Australian | News |

• “hobbling" their fore-feet, without the danger of the animals being lost to their owners; but such is rarely to be apprehended, except in the case of some incorrigible beasts who are not to be trusted.”

  Fern Vale (Volume 1) or the Queensland Squatter

• “hobbling" them, by tying the fore legs together to prevent them running away in case of an alarm, and arrange and fortify our encampment, as above related.”

  Life in the Rocky Mountains

• “There were indeed some persons, but their numbers were very small, that continued a kind of hobbling march on the broken arches, but fell through one after another, being quite tired and spent with so long a walk.”

  The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book

• “There were indeed some persons, but their number was very small, that continued a kind of hobbling march on the broken arches, but fell through one after another, being quite tired and spent with so long a walk.”

  Essays and Tales

• “I ran into a former law partner a month or so back who was hobbling into court – hip replacement due to repetitive trauma from running and jogging.”

  Cheeseburger Gothic » Burger Lite 26 Feb

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