hobbler

Etymology
Old English also, ,. See.

Noun

 * 1) One who hobbles.
 * 2)  One who by tenure was to maintain a horse for military service; a kind of light-horseman in the Middle Ages who was mounted on a hobby.
 * 3) * 1954, James Francis Lydon, The hobelar: An Irish contribution to medieval warfare, Irish Sword, II, v, pp. 12–16.
 * 4) ** However superior the Norman knight might be upon the field of battle, the bogs and woods of Ireland gave little opportunity for the mail-clad charge. Thus there evolved in Ireland, as a habitual part of every Anglo-Norman force, a type of light horseman, which came to be known as the hobelar.
 * 5) An unlicensed pilot, casual dock labourer, etc.
 * 6) A man who tows a canal boat with a rope.
 * 1) An unlicensed pilot, casual dock labourer, etc.
 * 2) A man who tows a canal boat with a rope.