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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nob•ble (nob′əl),USA pronunciation v.t., -bled, -bling. [Brit. Slang.]- British Termsto drug or disable (a race horse) to prevent its winning a race.
- British Termsto convince (a person) by fraudulent methods;
misrepresent or lie to. - British Termsto swindle;
defraud. - British Termsto seize (a person);
hold for arrest.
- back formation from nobbler, variant of hobbler (dialect, dialectal phrase an 'obbler being taken as a nobbler) 1840–50
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