hobble

noun

1
strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in unison
hobble race horses
2
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
The old woman hobbles down to the store every day
3
hamper the action or progress of
The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean

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