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hobble rope

hobble rope is the alternative form of hobblerope.

Meaning of hobblerope

Noun

hobblerope (plural hobbleropes)

  1. A rope that ties the legs together, hobbling the person or animal that is so tied up.
    • draw the upper hind leg forward , by a side line passed over the neck and secured , then raise the extremities to an angle of about 45° , by passing the hobblerope through a ring overhead ;1885, The British Veterinary Journal - Volume 20, page 3

Forms of hobble rope

pluralhobble ropes

Questions about hobble rope

What is hobble rope the alternative form of?
Hobble rope is the alternative form of hobblerope.

Words near hobble rope in the dictionary

  1. hobbity
  2. hobble
  3. hobble chain
  4. hobble chains
  5. hobble knot
  6. hobble rope
  7. hobble ropes
  8. hobble skirt
  9. hobble skirts
  10. hobble-bush
  11. hobble-bushes

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