Phrase guide

hobble chain

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Chain used to fetter horses or cattle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

Examples

  • 1992, Bryan Clark, Yammatji: Aboriginal Memories of the Gascoyne, Hesperian Press, p. 111 https://books.google.ca/books?id=C_UXAQAAMAAJ&q=%22hobble-chain%22&dq=%22hobble-chain%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiGtu6WvPrMAhVBSGMKHUF0BHoQ6AEIygEwHw "Old Pottsie, the boss, used to belt Yammatji with a hobble chain. He got my uncle and got the hobble chain and belted him with it. But my uncle never fell down, even when he got hit hard."

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