Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - nobble
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Nobble
nobble
~ v BrE informal 1 to get someone's attention, especially in order to persuade them to do something (I'll try to nobble Jim and ask him if he'll help us.) 2 to make someone do what you want by offering them money or threatening them 3 to prevent a horse from winning a race, especially by giving it drugs
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(nobbles, nobbling, nobbled) 1. If someone nobbles an important group of people such as a committee, they offer them money or threaten them in order to make them do something. (BRIT INFORMAL) The trial was stopped before Christmas after allegations of attempts to nobble the jury... VERB: V n 2. If someone nobbles a racehorse, they deliberately harm it, often using drugs, in order to prevent it from winning a race. (BRIT INFORMAL) ...the drug used to nobble two horses at Doncaster. VERB: V n 3. If someone nobbles your plans or chances of succeeding, they prevent you from achieving what you want. (BRIT INFORMAL) His opportunity to re-establish himself had been nobbled by the manager’s tactics. VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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transitive verb (~d; nobbling) Etymology: perhaps irregular frequentative of nab Date: 1847 1. British to incapacitate (a racehorse) especially by drugging 2. slang, British a. to win over to one's side b. steal c. swindle, cheat d. to get hold of ; catch • ~r noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. Brit. sl. 1 tamper with (a racehorse) to prevent its winning. 2 get hold of (money etc.) dishonestly. 3 catch (a criminal). 4 secure the support of or weaken (a person) esp. by underhand means. 5 seize, grab. Etymology: prob. = dial. knobble, knubble knock, beat, f. KNOB ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. сл. испортить лошадь (перед состязанием) 2. сл. подкупить, дать взятку 3. сл. обмануть, обвести; смошенничать 4. сл. украсть 5. сл. поймать, схватить, арестовать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v.; sl. 1) испортить лошадь (перед состязанием) 2) подкупить 3) обмануть 4) украсть 5) поймать (преступника и т.п.) ...Англо-русский словарь
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