v.
Pronunciation: ' nä-b ə l
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: nob · bled ; nob · bling \ -b( ə -)li ŋ \
Etymology: perhaps irregular frequentative of nab
Date: 1847
1 British : to incapacitate (a racehorse) especially by drugging
2 slang British a : to win over to one's side b : STEAL c : SWINDLE , CHEAT d : to get hold of : CATCH
– nob · bler \ -b( ə -)l ə r \ noun