Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hobbler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hob-bler
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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

noun

An unlicensed pilot, casual dock labourer, etc.

noun

A man who tows a canal boat with a rope.

noun

One who hobbles.

Example Sentences

"1954, James Francis Lydon, The hobelar: An Irish contribution to medieval warfare, Irish Sword, II, v, pp. 12–16. 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."
"no man shall be constrained to find men at arms, hobblers, nor archers, other than those who hold by such service"
"The horse was one of the finest I had seen, not a hobbler. This was a far more delicate creature."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

hobblers (plural) hobiler (alternative)

Synonyms

limper

Questions

What does hobbler mean?: 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.
Where does hobbler come from?: Old English also hobeler, Old French hobelier, Medieval Latin hobellarius (“light horseman”). See hobby (“a horse”).

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