All 3 Uses of
hobbled
in
When the Legends Die
- They drank, and they washed themselves, and Blue Elk went to where his pony was grazing and took off the saddle and the bridle and hobbled the pony for the night.†
Chpt 12 *
- The sun had set before they crossed into New Mexico, but they rode for another hour before they stopped, hobbled the horses, divided the bedroll and made a supperless camp.†
Chpt 22
- Tom hobbled across to where Red stood beside the truck, a half grin on his face.†
Chpt 27
Definitions:
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(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.