/'hɒbl; `hɑbl/
v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip] walk with difficulty because the feet or legs hurt or are disabled; walk lamely; limp 跛行; 蹒跚; 一瘸一拐地走
*The old man hobbled along (the road) with the aid of his stick. 那老汉拄着拐杖一瘸一拐地走着. =>Usage at shuffle 用法见shuffle.
2 [Tn] tie together two legs of (a horse, etc) to prevent it from going far away 捆缚（马等）之两腿（以防走失）.

n [sing] limping way of walking 跛行; 蹒跚.

v
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: Probably from Dutch or Low German]
[I always + adverb/preposition]
to walk with difficulty, especially because your legs or feet hurt
→limp
　He hobbled into the room on crutches.
[T usually passive]
to deliberately make sure that a plan, system etc cannot work successfully
　Many start-ups are hobbled by a lack of sufficient capital.
[T]
to loosely fasten two of an animal's legs together, to stop it from running away