NOBBLE


Meaning of NOBBLE in English

— nobbler , n.

/nob"euhl/ , v.t., nobbled, nobbling . Brit. Slang.

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

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

3. to swindle; defraud.

4. to seize (a person); hold for arrest.

[ 1840-50; back formation from nobbler, var. of HOBBLER (dial. phrase an 'obbler being taken as a nobbler ) ]

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