NOBBLE


Meaning of NOBBLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnä-bəl ]

transitive verb

( nob·bled ; nob·bling -b(ə-)liŋ)

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-)lər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.