Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To disable (a racehorse), especially by drugging.
- transitive verb To win (a person) over.
- transitive verb To outdo or get the better of by devious means.
- transitive verb To filch or steal.
- transitive verb To kidnap.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To strike; nob.
- To get hold of dishonestly; nab; filch.
- To frustrate; circumvent; get the better of; outdo.
- To injure; destroy the chances of winning, as by maiming or poisoning: said of a horse.
- 5. To shingle. See
shingle and puddle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb UK, Australia, slang To injure or obstruct intently;
batter . - verb UK, slang To gain influence by corrupt means or intimidation.
- verb UK, slang To steal.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb disable by drugging
- verb deprive of by deceit
- verb make off with belongings of others
- verb take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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One of my main correspondents in the nobble is a boy of 11 at the beginning of the book -- by the end he has turned 14.
SeeLight: 2006
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One of my main correspondents in the nobble is a boy of 11 at the beginning of the book -- by the end he has turned 14.
Children's Letters 2006
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I have 24 days, starting today, and 25 new letters to write (da nobble is epistolary, dig?)
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I have 24 days, starting today, and 25 new letters to write (da nobble is epistolary, dig?)
Pledge 2008
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A pretty feeble ruse, perhaps, but it works. which might work except the nobble is pretty damned big ... that's the problems; and then there's writing as avoidance of writing (kinda like this post!):
Writer's Block 2006
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A pretty feeble ruse, perhaps, but it works. which might work except the nobble is pretty damned big ... that's the problems; and then there's writing as avoidance of writing (kinda like this post!):
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April 16, 2008 at 05: 23 AM thanks guys! wendy, "da nobble" is my nickname for my baby. just like i call my cat "fatboy" and "head of shit." i think that's acceptable.
Nothing Doing 2008
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(BTW, did I never mention that da nobble is called "Chinaman Treetops"?
Orifice Supplies 2006
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(BTW, did I never mention that da nobble is called "Chinaman Treetops"?
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Clarke uses a tactic that I'm using in da nobble, which is putting some essential information into the footnotes.
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chained_bear commented on the word nobble
"'Do you suppose they meant to nobble me?'
'That is an expression I do not know.'
'Of course not. I beg pardon. It is a cant word ... the riff-raff hanging about racing-stables and Newmarket and so on use it to mean interfering with a horse so he don't run well, and you can safely bet on him losing.'"
--P. O'Brian, The Yellow Admiral, 70
March 19, 2008