A position that offers no hope of progress.
A road with no exit.
To come to a dead-end.
Going nowhere; blocked.
An unsteady, off-balance step.
One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.
An odd job; a piece of casual work.
To move roughly or irregularly.
To perplex; to embarrass.
To walk lame, or unevenly.
To fetter by tying the legs; to restrict (a horse) with hobbles.