hobble skirt

noun

1. a woman's skirt that is very narrow at the bottom, causing the wearer to walk with short, mincing steps.

hobble skirt

noun

1. a long skirt, popular between 1910 and 1914, cut so narrow at the ankles that it hindered walking

Word History and Origins

Origin of hobble skirt¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

You know about as much of a motor boat as a pig knows of the hobble skirt.

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And there was a very successful tall miss in a narrow hobble-skirt of black satin and a toque with ospreys.

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The sarong is scant and reminds one strongly of the hobble-skirt, as no Malay is able to take a full stride in it.

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She declines to wear a hobble-skirt; but decline or not, she hobbles through life.

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