to walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches.-to move roughly or irregularly; -- said of style in writing.-to fetter by tying the legs; to hopple; to clog.-to perplex; to embarrass.-an unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in his gait.-same as hopple.-difficulty; perplexity; embarrassment.