Associations to the word «Nobble»

Wiktionary

NOBBLE, verb. (British) (Australia) (slang) To injure or obstruct intentionally.
NOBBLE, verb. (British) (slang) To gain influence by corrupt means or intimidation.
NOBBLE, verb. (British) (slang) To steal.

Dictionary definition

NOBBLE, verb. Deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change".
NOBBLE, verb. Make off with belongings of others.
NOBBLE, verb. Take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped".
NOBBLE, verb. Disable by drugging; "nobble the race horses".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope