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1 hobble
1. intransitive verb2. nounhobble [about] — [herum]humpeln od. -hinken
Humpeln, das; Hinken, das* * *['hobl](to walk with difficulty, usually taking short steps (eg because one is lame or because one's feet are sore): The old lady hobbled along with a stick.) humpeln* * *hob·ble[ˈhɒbl̩, AM ˈhɑ:bl̩]I. vi hinken, humpelnto \hobble around on crutches mit Krücken herumlaufenII. vt▪ to \hobble sth etw behindern2. (tie legs together)to \hobble an animal einem Tier die Beine zusammenbindenIII. nby the end of the football match he was reduced to a \hobble am Ende des Spiels hinkte er nur noch* * *['hɒbl]1. vihumpeln, hinkento hobble in/out — herein-/hinaushumpeln
2. vt3. n(for horses) Fußfessel f* * *A v/i1. hinken, humpelnB v/t1. einem Pferd Fußfesseln anlegenC s1. Hinken n, Humpeln n:walk with a hobble hinken, humpeln2. Fußfessel f3. fig Hindernis n, Hemmnis n* * *1. intransitive verb2. nounhobble [about] — [herum]humpeln od. -hinken
Humpeln, das; Hinken, das* * *v.humpeln v.
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