All 4 Uses of
hobbled
in
Treasure Island
- He had hobbled down there that morning, he said, to get a smell of the salt.†
Chpt 7 *
- And clapping me in the friendliest way upon the shoulder, he hobbled off forward and went below.†
Chpt 12
- He hobbled to the torch, where it stood propped among the firewood, and took a fresh light to his pipe.†
Chpt 28
- Silver hobbled, grunting, on his crutch; his nostrils stood out and quivered; he cursed like a madman when the flies settled on his hot and shiny countenance; he plucked furiously at the line that held me to him and from time to time turned his eyes upon me with a deadly look.†
Chpt 32
Definition:
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(hobbled as in: she hobbled up the hill) walked with difficulty (due to injury or physical impediment)
or:
hindered (made the action or progress of something difficult)