hobbling

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However, a worry for Ulster was the sight of Williams hobbing off.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2013

But she soon found a cure for his passion, By hobbing or nobbing at dinner, With Paris, a Trojan of fashion.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 284, November 24, 1827 by Various

In hobbing the dies it is necessary that they be all of equal length so that the hob may cut an equal depth in each, and may, therefore, work steadily and hob them true.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

Striking a match, there was his apron shrouding his hobbing foot.

From London River by Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major)

Every pitch requires a different tool, and the cutting end is given the curved form by milling or hobbing.

From Turning and Boring A specialized treatise for machinists, students in the industrial and engineering schools, and apprentices, on turning and boring methods, etc. by Jones, Franklin D.