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hobble skirt

noun

Definition of hobble skirt

: a skirt constricted at the bottom

Examples of hobble skirt in a Sentence

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 One woman, slowed down by her fashionable hobble skirt was unable to get out of the way in time and was tragically trampled to death. — Serah-marie Mcmahon, Teen Vogue, "This New Book Is All About the Dark (And Sometimes Bloody) History of Fashion," 12 Apr. 2019

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First Known Use of hobble skirt

1911, in the meaning defined above

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