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单词 nobbled
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nobbledadj.

Brit. /ˈnɒbld/, U.S. /ˈnɑbəld/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nobble v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < nobble v. + -ed suffix1.
colloquial.
That has been nobbled.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [adjective] > of nature of bribe > bribed
subornate1431
bribed?1556
waged1561
feed1579
suggested1647
suborned1676
greased1693
bought1700
nobbled1876
fixeda1889
1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby ‘A nobbled scaup’, a broken head.
1891 Rev. of Reviews 4 580/2 The nobbled managers were quite cowed.
1901 M. J. F. McCarthy Five Years Ireland xxxiv. 513 Secure, as they fondly thought, in a nobbled hierarchy.
1987 Times 13 Apr. 14/4 The required unanimous verdicts meant that one nobbled juror ensured a retrial.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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