nobbler

== English == === Etymology === From nobble +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === === Noun === nobbler (plural nobblers) A 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. 1874, [John Brady], The McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser (Heathcote, Vic. : 1863 - 1918) Thursday 24 December 1874 Coroner's Inquest [1] - 12-year-old witness to road accident death of his father, ‘My father only had two nobblers at 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. (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. ==== Derived terms ==== nobblerize === Further reading === “nobbler n.1”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present “nobbler n.2”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present