hobble skirt
noun
a woman's skirt that is very narrow at the bottom, causing the wearer to walk with short, mincing steps.
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Origin of hobble skirt
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby hobble skirt
hobbesian, hobbism, hobbit, hobbits, hobble, hobble skirt, hobblebush, hobbledehoy, hobbs, hobby, hobby farmer
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Example sentences from the Web for hobble skirt
The sarong is scant and reminds one strongly of the hobble-skirt, as no Malay is able to take a full stride in it.
The Critic in the Orient|George Hamlin FitchShe declines to wear a hobble-skirt; but decline or not, she hobbles through life.
Poor Relations|Compton Mackenzie
British Dictionary definitions for hobble skirt
hobble skirt
noun
a long skirt, popular between 1910 and 1914, cut so narrow at the ankles that it hindered walking
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