Synonyms:
limp, gimp, hobble, hitch
Meaning: walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
Synonyms:
hobble
Meaning: hamper the action or progress of; "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean"
Usage examples
You don't know what a hobble you'll get me into."
Now, here it is: What could I do, with this old timber I hobble on?
Tying up your Horse.--You may tie your horse, on a bare plain, to the horns of an animal that you have shot, while you are skinning him, but it is better to hobble the horse with a stirrup-leather. (See "Shooting-horse.")