1.a shackle for the ankles or feet
2.the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
1.walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury;
The old woman hobbles down to the store every day
2.hamper the action or progress of;
The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean
3.strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the like-sided legs moving in unison;
hobble race horses