hobble skirt

noun

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

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

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 Fitch

  • She 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