单词 | nobbling |
释义 | nobblingn. colloquial. The action of nobble v. in various senses. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > by irregular means sorning1506 nobbling1847 mooching1895 scrounging1919 scrounge1927 the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > dishonesty > dishonest action > [noun] > method nobbling1847 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > tampering nobbling1847 1847 Illustr. London News 6 Nov. 302/1 What is the play at a German watering-place compared with the..‘nobbling’ and ‘hocussing’ of a race course. 1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Aug. 11/2 Brickwood was umpire, in a London watermen's eight, and played his part well, despite various attempts at what is called nobbling. 1894 Daily Tel. 1 June 6/7 Cases of undoubted or suspected nobbling or attempts at nobbling. 1897 Daily News 25 Feb. 8/4 Filling empty sacks with small quantities of coke taken from each of the full sacks. The practice was known among coal men as ‘nobbling’. 1977 Times 14 Mar. 10/8 Young..was perhaps still smarting from abuse for his accidental knobbling of Gillard. 1993 Guardian 31 May ii. 9/4 Some judges..were saying that, because of suggested nobbling of juries, it was not possible to try heavy crime. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † nobblingadj. colloquial. Obsolete. rare. Well, in good health. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > healthy wholeeOE isoundOE i-sundfulc1000 ferec1175 soundc1175 fish-wholea1225 forthlyc1230 steadfasta1300 wella1300 safec1300 tidya1325 halec1330 quartc1330 well-faringc1330 well-tempered1340 well-disposeda1398 wealyc1400 furnished1473 mighty?a1475 quartful?c1475 good1527 wholesomea1533 crank1548 healthful1550 healthy1552 hearty1552 healthsome1563 well-affected?1563 disposed1575 as sound as a bell1576 firm1577 well-conditioned1580 sound1605 unvaletudinary1650 all right1652 valid1652 as sound as a (alsoany) roach1655 fair-like1663 hoddy1664 wanton1674 stout?1697 trig1704 well-hained1722 sprack1747 caller1754 sane1755 finely1763 bobbish1780 cleverly1784 right1787 smart1788 fine1791 eucratic1795 nobbling1825 as right as a trivet1835 first rate1841 in fine, good, high, etc., feather1844 gay1855 sprackish1882 game ball1905 abled1946 well-toned1952 a hundred per cent1960 oke1960 1825 Spirit of Public Jrnls. 143 ‘I hope you and your family are well,’ replied Sheridan. ‘Ay, ay,’ answered the elector, ‘they are pretty nobbling.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1847adj.1825 |
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