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