"hobbler" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hobblers [plural]
Etymology: Old English also hobeler, Old French hobelier, Latin hobellarius. See hobby (“a horse”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|hobelier}} Old French hobelier, {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun}} hobbler (plural hobblers)
  1. One who hobbles.
    Sense id: en-hobbler-en-noun-B72iieY~
  2. (historical) 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. Tags: historical Synonyms (light horseman): hobiler
    Sense id: en-hobbler-en-noun-4d0EQVtH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 57 20 4 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 23 49 19 9 Disambiguation of 'light horseman': 18 64 6 12
  3. An unlicensed pilot, casual dock labourer, etc.
    Sense id: en-hobbler-en-noun-KPVA-tyI
  4. A man who tows a canal boat with a rope.
    Sense id: en-hobbler-en-noun-djN5A0K2

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