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nob⋅ble
[nob-uh
l]
–verb (used with object), -bled, -bling. British 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. |
Origin:
1840–50; back formation from nobbler, var. of hobbler (dial. phrase an 'obbler being taken as a nobbler)
1840–50; back formation from nobbler, var. of hobbler (dial. phrase an 'obbler being taken as a nobbler)

Related forms:
nobbler, noun
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