hobiler

English

Noun

hobiler (plural hobilers)

1. Alternative form of hobbler (“light horseman”).
   • 1786, Francis Grose, Military Antiquities:

     6 Archers out of Shropshire James Earle of Ormond for himself , 4s . per diem , 2 knights 28 . per diem , 17 esquires , 12d . per diem ; 20 hobilers armed , at 6d . . per diem , and 20 hobilers not armed , at 4d . per diem each

References

• “hobiler”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.