hobble

A perplexity or difficulty.

♦ Hobbles, irons or fetters.

Hobble
·noun Difficulty; perplexity; embarrassment. II. Hobble ·noun ·same·as <<Hopple>>. III. Hobble ·n....

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
hobble
A scrape; a state of perplexity.--Carr's Craven Glossary. Now, Capt. Cleveland, will you get us out...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Hobble skirt
·add. ·- A woman's skirt so scant at the bottom as to restrain freedom of movement after the fashion...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language