单词 | nobble |
释义 | nobble —nobbler, n. /nob"euhl/, v.t., nobbled, nobbling. Brit. Slang. 1. to drug or disable (a race horse) to prevent its winning a race. 2. to convince (a person) by fraudulent methods; misrepresent or lie to. 3. to swindle; defraud. 4. to seize (a person); hold for arrest. [1840-50; back formation from nobbler, var. of HOBBLER (dial. phrase an 'obbler being taken as a nobbler)] |
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