Both Uses of
hobbled
in
The Princess Bride
- The Sicilian hobbled away.†
p. 118.8 *
- He grabbed hold of Buttercup again and hobbled up the mountain path and out of sight.†
p. 155.0
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.