Hobbler

Unacquainted with its wonderful mechanism, he was injured in the side by one of the lions the first time he attempted to mount it, and forever after he limped, wherefore he was given the surname Necho, the hobbler. ❋ Louis Ginzberg (1913)

"I thank you, sir, I thank you," said the hobbler, with pleasant frankness. ❋ George Gissing (1880)

True, without any consideration for the girl's presence, he sometimes asked Gitta why they still burdened themselves with the useless hobbler and did not sell the cart and the donkey. ❋ Georg Ebers (1867)

He threw it carelessly from him, and at the same time suffered the dismounted cavalier to rise, while he himself remounted his hobbler, and looked towards the rest of Oliver's party, who were now advancing. ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

Now CEO Tim Conver tells us: "we are developing and have now demonstrated a new aircraft based on our one-pound Wasp that can perform vertical take-off and landing, hobbler, perch and steer machines in a very stealthy manner" [emphasis added]. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He threw it carelessly from him, and at the same time suffered the dismounted cavalier to rise, while he himself remounted his hobbler, and looked towards the rest of Oliver’s party, who were now advancing. ❋ Unknown (2008)

“Let’s get those boots off—I can’t stand a hobbler,” Madame Scull said. ❋ Larry McMurtry (1997)

The Nano Air Vehicle contract with DARPA is a very early stage R&D program that could lead us to the smallest class of unmanned aircraft system, an aircraft that weights 10 grams, for the stealthy perch and persistent system stare program also funded DARPA we are developing and have now demonstrated a new aircraft based on our one-pound Wasp that can perform vertical take-off and landing, hobbler, perch and steer machines in a very stealthy manner.