hurple

noun /ˈhɜː.pəl/

1. An impediment similar to a limp.

   After he sprained his ankle, he walked away with a hurple.

Where it comes from

A word of unknown origin, perhaps cognate with Scots hirple (“to limp”) or Dutch hurken (“to squat”), plus the suffix -le.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry hurple (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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