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• nobble — verb Brit. informal 1》 try to influence or thwart by underhand or unfair methods.     ↘tamper with (a racehorse) to prevent it from winning a race. 2》 accost (someone). 3》 obtain dishonestly; steal.     ↘seize. Derivatives nobbler noun Origin C19 …   English new terms dictionary

• nobble — ► VERB Brit. informal 1) try to influence or thwart by underhand or unfair methods. 2) tamper with (a racehorse) to prevent it from winning a race. 3) accost or seize. 4) obtain dishonestly or steal. ORIGIN probably from dialect knobble, knubble… …   English terms dictionary

• nobble — v.tr. Brit. sl. 1 tamper with (a racehorse) to prevent its winning. 2 get hold of (money etc.) dishonestly. 3 catch (a criminal). 4 secure the support of or weaken (a person) esp. by underhand means. 5 seize, grab. Etymology: prob. = dial.… …   Useful english dictionary