nobbler

n. 毒马者, 诈骗者, 击昏

发音

AU

词形变化

nobblers 复数 nobblers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who interferes with a racehorse or greyhound in order to prevent it from winning a race.

  2. 2.

    A serving of beer or spirits.

    澳大利亚 废旧

    Dwyer's place that morning.’

    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.

  3. 3.

    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.

    英国 废旧

词源

From nobble + -er.

来源：wiktionary