nobbler
- a word derived from nobble.
Example Sentences
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We discuss a nobbler, which is at once a farewell one with Pirate Tom, "The Crew," and the rest of our fellow-passengers, and an introductory ceremony with our new acquaintance, "The Mayor."
From Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand by Hay, William Delisle
But he likes an excuse for a nobbler as well as any one.
From Harry Heathcote of Gangoil by Trollope, Anthony
The result was always the same—a shilling a nobbler.
From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis
And having poured Doyle out a nobbler and put a flask in his own pocket, Mahony reopened the front door to the howl of the wind.
From Australia Felix by Richardson, Henry Handel
And you call that drop a nobbler, do you, in the old country?
From My Lord Duke by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
