HOBBLER

hobbler, limper

(noun) someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

hobbler (plural hobblers)

One who hobbles.

(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.

An unlicensed pilot, casual dock labourer, etc.

A man who tows a canal boat with a rope.

Source: Wiktionary

Hob"bler, n.

Definition: One who hobbles.

Hob"bler, n. Etym: [OE. also hobeler, OF. hobelier, LL. hobellarius. See Hobby a horse.] (Eng. Hist.)

Definition: 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. Hallam. Sir J. Davies.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition