nobbler
nounEtymology
From nobble + -er.
Definitions
A person who interferes with a racehorse or greyhound in order to prevent it from winning…
A person who interferes with a racehorse or greyhound in order to prevent it from winning a race.
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.
A thimbleman's or cardsharp's accomplice or shill, who poses as a player of the game to…
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.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA