Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who or that which hobbles.
  • noun One who by his tenure was to maintain a hobby for military service; hence, a soldier mounted on a hobby; a light-horseman employed in reconnoitering, intercepting convoys, etc.
  • noun A man employed in towing vessels by a rope on the land, or in a small boat with oars.
  • noun A horse: same as hobby.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Eng. Hist.) One who by his tenure was to maintain a horse for military service; a kind of light horseman in the Middle Ages who was mounted on a hobby.
  • noun One who hobbles.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who hobbles.
  • noun UK, historical One who by his tenure was to maintain a horse for military service; a kind of light horseman in the Middle Ages who was mounted on a hobby.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait

Etymologies

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Old English also hobeler, Old French hobelier, Latin hobellarius. See hobby a horse.

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Examples

  • Unacquainted with its wonderful mechanism, he was injured in the side by one of the lions the first time he attempted to mount it, and forever after he limped, wherefore he was given the surname Necho, the hobbler.

    The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 Louis Ginzberg 1913

  • "I thank you, sir, I thank you," said the hobbler, with pleasant frankness.

    Our Friend the Charlatan George Gissing 1880

  • True, without any consideration for the girl's presence, he sometimes asked Gitta why they still burdened themselves with the useless hobbler and did not sell the cart and the donkey.

    The Complete Short Works Georg Ebers 1867

  • True, without any consideration for the girl's presence, he sometimes asked Gitta why they still burdened themselves with the useless hobbler and did not sell the cart and the donkey.

    In the Blue Pike — Complete Georg Ebers 1867

  • True, without any consideration for the girl's presence, he sometimes asked Gitta why they still burdened themselves with the useless hobbler and did not sell the cart and the donkey.

    In the Blue Pike — Volume 03 Georg Ebers 1867

  • True, without any consideration for the girl's presence, he sometimes asked Gitta why they still burdened themselves with the useless hobbler and did not sell the cart and the donkey.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867

  • He threw it carelessly from him, and at the same time suffered the dismounted cavalier to rise, while he himself remounted his hobbler, and looked towards the rest of Oliver's party, who were now advancing.

    The Fair Maid of Perth St. Valentine's Day Walter Scott 1801

  • Now CEO Tim Conver tells us: "we are developing and have now demonstrated a new aircraft based on our one-pound Wasp that can perform vertical take-off and landing, hobbler, perch and steer machines in a very stealthy manner" [emphasis added].

    The Money Times - finance news, lifestyle, markets, investment, personal finance, banking, retirement planning 2008

  • He threw it carelessly from him, and at the same time suffered the dismounted cavalier to rise, while he himself remounted his hobbler, and looked towards the rest of Oliver’s party, who were now advancing.

    The Fair Maid of Perth 2008

  • “Let’s get those boots off—I can’t stand a hobbler,” Madame Scull said.

    Comanche Moon Larry McMurtry 1997

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