Both Uses of
hobbled
in
The Last Battle
- Hobbled by all four legs and tied with a bridle to a ring in the stable wall," came Jewel's voice.†
Chpt 6
- Three dogs were killed and a fourth was hobbling behind the line on three legs and whimpering.†
Chpt 11 *
Definitions:
-
(1)
(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) -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Hobble originally referred to tying together two legs of horses or cattle, so they would not wander far away.