nobble
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transitive verb \ˈnä-bəl\nob·blednob·bling \-b(ə-)liŋ\
Definition of NOBBLE
1
British : to incapacitate (a racehorse) especially by drugging
2
— nob·bler \-b(ə-)lər\ noun
Examples of NOBBLE
- We found out later that the horse had been nobbled, which explained its poor performance.
- She was trying to nobble the jury.
Origin of NOBBLE
perhaps irregular frequentative of nab
First Known Use: 1847
Related to NOBBLE
- Synonyms
- beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, chisel, chouse, con, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, do in, euchre, fiddle, flimflam, gaff, gyp, hose [slang], hustle, mulct, fleece [British slang], pluck, ream, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, short, shortchange, skin, skunk, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, sucker, swindle, thimblerig, victimize
- Antonyms
- miss
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