nobbler
nobbler · nobblers
A person who interferes with a racehorse or greyhound in order to prevent it from…A person who interferes with a racehorse or greyhound in order to prevent it from winning a race.
Meaning
3 sensesA person who interferes with a racehorse or greyhound in order to prevent it from winning a race.
(Australia, obsolete)A serving of beer or spirits.
1895, Guy Boothby, A Bid for Fortune, ReadHowYouWant, 2008 EasyRead Comfort Edition, page 266, ‘A nobbler o′ rum,’ says I. Then he orders a nobbler of rum for me and a nobbler of whisky for ′imself.
(UK, obsolete)A thimbleman's or cardsharp's accomplice or shill, who poses as a player of the game to suggest that it is easy to win.
Origin
From nobble + -er.From nobble + -er.
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Forms
plural: nobblersWord family
1 related wordsDerivednobblerize