nobble

[ nob-uhl ]

/ ˈnɒb əl /

verb (used with object), nob·bled, nob·bling.British Slang.

to drug or disable (a race horse) to prevent its winning a race.

to convince (a person) by fraudulent methods; misrepresent or lie to.

to swindle; defraud.

to seize (a person); hold for arrest.

Origin of nobble

First recorded in 1840–50; back formation from nobbler, variant of hobbler (dialectal phrase an 'obbler being taken as a nobbler)

OTHER WORDS FROM nobble

nobbler, noun

Words nearby nobble

Noahide Laws, Noah's Ark, Noah's Dove, nob, no ball, nobble, nobbut, nobby, Nobel, Nobelist, nobelium

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Example sentences from the Web for nobble

Away at Nobble the females by whom he had been surrounded had not been attractive to him.
John Caldigate|Anthony Trollope
She was aware that letters were stamped at Nobble generally.
John Caldigate|Anthony Trollope
She could not account for the absence of the Nobble postmark.
John Caldigate|Anthony Trollope
Mrs. Henniker, of the hotel at Nobble, had offered to swear that there had been no marriage.
John Caldigate|Anthony Trollope

A letter so sent would, as you have been informed, bear two postmarks, those of Sydney and of Nobble.
John Caldigate|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for nobble

nobble

/ (ˈnɒbəl) /

verb (tr) British slang

to disable (a racehorse), esp with drugs

to win over or outwit (a person) by underhand means

to suborn (a person, esp a juror) by threats, bribery, etc

to steal; filch

to get hold of; grab

to kidnap

Derived forms of nobble

nobbler, noun

Word Origin for nobble

C19: back formation from nobbler, from false division of an hobbler (one who hobbles horses) as a nobbler

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单词	nobble
释义	nobble [ nob-uhl ] / ˈnɒb əl / verb (used with object), nob·bled, nob·bling.British Slang. to drug or disable (a race horse) to prevent its winning a race. to convince (a person) by fraudulent methods; misrepresent or lie to. to swindle; defraud. to seize (a person); hold for arrest. Origin of nobble First recorded in 1840–50; back formation from nobbler, variant of hobbler (dialectal phrase an 'obbler being taken as a nobbler) OTHER WORDS FROM nobble nobbler, noun Words nearby nobble Noahide Laws, Noah's Ark, Noah's Dove, nob, no ball, nobble, nobbut, nobby, Nobel, Nobelist, nobelium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nobble Away at Nobble the females by whom he had been surrounded had not been attractive to him. John Caldigate\|Anthony Trollope She was aware that letters were stamped at Nobble generally. John Caldigate\|Anthony Trollope She could not account for the absence of the Nobble postmark. John Caldigate\|Anthony Trollope Mrs. Henniker, of the hotel at Nobble, had offered to swear that there had been no marriage. John Caldigate\|Anthony Trollope A letter so sent would, as you have been informed, bear two postmarks, those of Sydney and of Nobble. John Caldigate\|Anthony Trollope British Dictionary definitions for nobble nobble / (ˈnɒbəl) / verb (tr) British slang to disable (a racehorse), esp with drugs to win over or outwit (a person) by underhand means to suborn (a person, esp a juror) by threats, bribery, etc to steal; filch to get hold of; grab to kidnap Derived forms of nobble nobbler, noun Word Origin for nobble C19: back formation from nobbler, from false division of an hobbler (one who hobbles horses) as a nobbler Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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