What does hobble-rope mean?

hobble-rope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

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"The two or three assistants being at the hobble-rope, and another holding the tail, at a given signal all pull , the hobble-rope being drawn vigorously forward or outward ( Fig 40), the tail pulled backward and to the right side, and the fore-arm rope also outwards on the right side;"
"Wrapping the other end of my hobble-rope once on the saddle horn, I retrieved Alice's spurs and knelt down."
"Her hands had been tied in front of her, there was a hobble-rope around her ankles."

hobble-ropes (plural)

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