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  • verb To remove hobbles from a horse

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Examples

  • “That will not be necessary,” he growled repressively, and sent me to unhobble the mules.

    O Jerusalem King, Laurie R. 1999

  • “That will not be necessary,” he growled repressively, and sent me to unhobble the mules.

    O Jerusalem King, Laurie R. 1999

  • Now, with Independence Day properly observed, men in shirtsleeves went to unhobble and hitch their nervous teams, while women in dresses stained with grass and food gathered up sticky offspring, blinking grandmothers, baskets, and blankets.

    THE VOW Linda Lael Miller 1998

  • Major Chevallie was attempting to unhobble his horse, but he had no dexterity and was making a slow job of it.

    Dead Man’s Walk Larry McMurtry 1995

  • “You must unhobble the mule if you want his legs to work,” he said.

    The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995

  • Major Chevallie was attempting to unhobble his horse, but he had no dexterity and was making a slow job of it.

    The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995

  • "You must unhobble the mule if you want his legs to work," he said.

    Lonesome Dove McMurtry, Larry 1985

  • “You must unhobble the mule if you want his legs to work,” he said.

    Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry 1985

  • So Nan took Rhoda's weapon while the ranch girl went to unhobble the ponies and lead her own to the cave's mouth.

    Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch Annie Roe Carr

  • Marc'antonio's last action before starting was to unhobble the goats and free the hogs from their wooden collars and headpieces.

    Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

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