hobble rope
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hobble rope (plural hobble ropes)
- Alternative form of hobblerope
- 1897, Matthew Horace Hayes, Veterinary Notes for Horse Owners, page 572:
- A steady pull on the hobble rope will bring all four feet together, and one on the shoulder rope will serve to throw the horse on his side.
- 2008, Carolyn Melvin, Life with Animals, page 78:
- The hobble rope was a heavy, soft cotton to minimize rope burns.
- 2013, Fay E. Ward, The Cowboy at Work:
- They are supposed to catch the steer by the head and heels (hind legs), stretch the critter out on the ground and tie a hobble rope around its hind legs.