Hobble

·noun Difficulty; perplexity; embarrassment.

II. Hobble ·noun ·same·as Hopple.

III. Hobble ·n.i. To move roughly or irregularly;

— said of style in writing.

IV. Hobble ·noun An unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in his gait.

V. Hobble ·vt To Perplex; to Embarrass.

VI. Hobble ·n.i. To walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches.

VII. Hobble ·vt To fetter by tying the legs; to Hopple; to Clog.

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
A perplexity or difficulty. ♦ Hobbles, irons or fetters. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
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