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hobble-rope

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Noun

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hobble-rope (plural hobble-ropes)

  1. Alternative form of hobblerope
    • 1884, George Fleming, A Text-book of Operative Veterinary Surgery - Volume 1, page 43:
      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;
    • 2003, Brian D Kelling, Two Guns For Paradise:
      Wrapping the other end of my hobble-rope once on the saddle horn, I retrieved Alice's spurs and knelt down.
    • 2015, John Trenhaile, The Gates of Exquisite View:
      Her hands had been tied in front of her, there was a hobble-rope around her ankles.