nobble
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
1Other words from nobble
- nobbler, noun
Words Nearby nobble
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How to use nobble in a sentence
I allus said any fool can be a smith but it takes a good man to nobble.
Life in a Railway Factory | Alfred WilliamsThe son did not write from Melbourne, nor from nobble,—nor from Ahalala till gold had been found.
John Caldigate | Anthony TrollopeHis luggage was all right in the warehouse, and he arranged that it should be sent down to nobble.
John Caldigate | Anthony TrollopeYou once nobble that, congregation, and a buck joyride to heaven becomes a back number.
Ulysses | James JoyceDick told him that they had heard of that very successful mining enterprise since their arrival at nobble.
John Caldigate | Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for nobble
/ (ˈnɒbəl) /
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
Origin of nobble
1Derived forms of nobble
- nobbler, noun
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