单词 | nobber |
释义 | nobbern.1 Boxing slang. Now rare. A blow to the head. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking on specific part of the body > [noun] > on the head nope1684 nobber1811 nob1812 nobbing1819 cob1828 nobbler1848 1811 in Catal. Prints: Polit. & Personal Satires (Brit. Mus.) (1949) IX. 41 A Nobber A Doubler. 1818 Sporting Mag. 2 23 Spring laughed and gave Painter a nobber. 1828 Sporting Mag. 22 447 Crawley was about to give the party a second edition of ‘nobbers’ when Harry Holt interposed. 1842 Whip (N.Y.) 9 July 2 Bob made a good nobber and smiled; but Tom..fibbed and fell upon him. 1926 Ring Nov. 10 Nobber, a blow on the head. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † nobbern.2 Boxing slang. Obsolete. A boxer skilled in delivering blows to the head. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > boxer > types of bruiser1744 ruffian1791 in-fighter1812 punisher1812 nobber1821 receiver general1821 slogger1829 slogster1881 ham1888 slaughterer1896 pushover1908 bum1917 mauler1920 palooka1920 round heel1926 set-up1926 powder puff1931 spoiler1948 kick-boxer1978 stiff1989 1821 Sporting Mag. 8 263 Nature seems to have taken particular pains in qualifying Randall for a nobber of first-rate excellence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018). nobbern.3 British slang. Now rare. A person who seeks contributions of money, esp. after a performance. ΚΠ 1890 Echo 30 Oct. (Farmer) Only a nobber can know the extraordinary meanness of the British public. 1893 P. H. Emerson Signor Lippo vi I have often met honourable nobbers since. 1900 Cornishman 29 Dec. The band nobber came back with three coins in his hand. 1933 ‘G. Orwell’ Down & Out xxx. 220 You really want a nobber at this game. 1933 ‘G. Orwell’ Down & Out xxxii. 236 A nobber—one who collects pennies for a beggar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11811n.21821n.31890 |
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