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Meanings of spancer in English

Device for preventing or limiting the locomotion of a human or animal.

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Examples for "hobble"
Examples for "hobble"
1
Big share buybacks and high debts could hobble investment in new products.
Reuters
2
Firms can quietly hobble sceptics by limiting access to information or people.
Reuters
3
She did at least manage to hobble off when the time came.
The Guardian
4
Tobin dropped his buckets and helped him hobble down to the water.
The Bone Doll's Twin
5
The next day, bruised and sore, Ned could barely hobble to work.
The dog said bow-wow
1
My horse, well trained to such tactics stayed where I had dismounted, without tie or hopple.
The War Trail: The Hunt of the Wild Horse
2
The fine drizzle had turned into a steady soft rain that pattered on the broad moose-hopple leaves.
The Lady of Big Shanty
3
We tie him to a tree, and hopple his fore and hind feet, lest he may struggle.
The Scalp Hunters
4
Yes, and I'm rigging hopples to keep him here, I tell you.
Joan of Arc of the North Woods
5
Our horses were hoppled and turned loose in the cane-brakes, with bells round their necks.
The Crayon Papers