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• nob|ble — «NOB uhl», transitive verb, bled, bling. British Slang. 1. to tamper with (a horse) to prevent its winning a race, as by the use of drugs: »Tipsters whose dead certainties fail to win are often prone to complain that their favourites have been… …   Useful english dictionary

• nob — black·nob; di·nob·ry·on; NOB; nob·bily; nob·but; nob·i·le; nob·ut; pe·nob·scot; rhi·nob·a·tos; rhi·nob·a·tus; schoi·nob·a·tes; sphag·nob·rya; hob·nob; nob; nob·ble; nob·bler; nob·by; hob·nob·ber; …   English syllables

• ble — ab·di·ca·ble; abom·i·na·ble; abus·a·ble; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·cost·a·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cus·a·ble; ace·to·sol·u·ble; achie·va·ble; acid·i·fi·a·ble; ac·knowl·edge·a·ble; act·a·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·tu·al·iz·a·ble; add·a·ble;… …   English syllables

• knob|ble — «NOB uhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.t. to remove (knobs) from quarried stone. –n. a small knob …   Useful english dictionary

• nobble — nob·ble …   English syllables

• nobble — nob•ble [[t]ˈnɒb əl[/t]] v. t. bled, bling 1) brit. brit. to disable (a race horse), as with drugs 2) brit. sl. a) to convince (a person) by lies b) to swindle • Etymology: 1840–50; back formation from nobbler, alter. of hobbler (dial. phrase an… …   From formal English to slang

• nobble — nob|ble [ˈnɔbəl US ˈna: ] v [T] BrE informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from knobble to hit with the closed hand (1800 1900)] 1.) to make someone do what you want by illegally offering them money or threatening them →↑bribe ▪ The jury had… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

• hob — hob·ba·de·hoy; hob·ber; hob·bil; hob·bism; hob·ble·de·hoy; hob·ble·shew; hob·ble·te·hoy; hob·bling·ly; hob·bly; hob·by·ist; hob; hob·son job·son; hob·son s; hob·thrush; hob·bist; hob·ble; hob·bler; hob·by; hob·nob; hob·ba·dy·hoy; hob·ber·de·hoy;… …   English syllables

• tes — ach·o·ru·tes; acrob·a·tes; ae·ti·tes; ag·e·la·cri·ni·tes; ago·ni·a·ti·tes; agri·o·tes; al·eu·ri·tes; al·ve·o·li·tes; al·y·tes; am·blop·li·tes; am·mo·coe·tes; am·mo·dy·tes; am·mo·ni·tes; an·ar·ces·tes; an·thoc·er·o·tes; an·tis·tes; ao·tes;… …   English syllables