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hobbler

hobbler noun: one who by tenure was to maintain a horse for military service; a kind of light-horseman in the Middle Ages who was mounted on a hobby.

Noun (1)

hobbler (plural hobblers)

  1. (historical) One who by tenure was to maintain a horse for military service; a kind of light-horseman in the Middle Ages who was mounted on a hobby.
    • However superior the Norman knight might be upon the field of battle, the bogs and woods of Ireland gave little opportunity for the mail-clad charge. Thus there evolved in Ireland, as a habitual part of every Anglo-Norman force, a type of light horseman, which came to be known as the hobelar.1954, James Francis Lydon, The hobelar: An Irish contribution to medieval warfare, Irish Sword, II, v, pp. 12–16.
    • no man shall be constrained to find men at arms, hobblers, nor archers, other than those who hold by such service1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII. to the Death of George II. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], →OCLC
  2. A small horse.
    • The horse was one of the finest I had seen, not a hobbler. This was a far more delicate creature.2005, Maureen Rylance, The Spur on the Plate
  3. An unlicensed pilot, casual dock labourer, etc.
  4. A man who tows a canal boat with a rope.

Noun (2)

hobbler (plural hobblers)

  1. One who hobbles.

hobbler meaning in Urdu

hobbler in Urdu

ایک طرح کا سائیس, گھوڑا, لڑکھڑا کر چلنے والا

Forms of hobbler

pluralhobblers
alternative formhobiler

Origin of hobbler

Old English also hobeler, Old French hobelier, Medieval Latin hobellarius (“light horseman”). See hobby (“a horse”).

From hobble + -er.

Questions about hobbler

What does hobbler mean?
Hobbler means one who by tenure was to maintain a horse for military service; a kind of light-horseman in the Middle Ages who was mounted on a hobby.
What is hobbler in Urdu?
Hobbler in Urdu is ایک طرح کا سائیس, گھوڑا, لڑکھڑا کر چلنے والا. See Hobbler meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is hobbler?
Hobbler is a noun.
What is the plural of hobbler?
The plural of hobbler is hobblers.

Words near hobbler in the dictionary

  1. hobbledehoyhood
  2. hobbledehoyish
  3. hobbledehoyishness
  4. hobbledehoyism
  5. hobbledehoys
  6. hobbler
  7. hobblerope
  8. hobbleropes
  9. hobblers
  10. hobbles
  11. hobbleshaw

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