Hobbler

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hobbler \Hob"bler\, n. [OE. also hobeler, OF. hobelier, LL.
     hobellarius. See {Hobby} a horse.] (Eng. Hist.)
     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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hobbler \Hob"bler\, n.
     One who hobbles.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hobbler
       n : someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait [syn:
           {limper}]