nobblers
nobblers is the plural of nobbler.
Meaning of nobbler
Noun
nobbler (plural nobblers)
- A person who interferes with a racehorse or greyhound in order to prevent it from winning a race.
- A serving of beer or spirits.
- Carl Wiesenhavern, a man of noble character, and, therefore a man who hates knavery, and has no fear of a knave, answered with his peculiar German coolness, "Here I am, what do you want?"
"Nobblers round," was the eager reply.
"If that's what you want," replied Wiesenhavern, "you shall have it with...1855, Raffaello Carboni, The Eureka Stockade, Gutenberg eBook #3546
- Carl Wiesenhavern, a man of noble character, and, therefore a man who hates knavery, and has no fear of a knave, answered with his peculiar German coolness, "Here I am, what do you want?"
- 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.
Questions about nobblers
- What is nobblers the plural of?
- Nobblers is the plural of nobbler.
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