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



RESET




Word of the Day

8 March 2025

CONVERSION

(noun) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins