nobble
verb (British English, informal)- nobble something
to prevent a horse from winning a race, for example by giving it drugs 阻止（赛马）取胜 The horse was nobbled by a doping gang. 这匹马被一个服用兴奋剂的团伙放倒了。
- nobble somebody
to persuade somebody to do what you want, especially illegally, by offering them money 买通 his attempts to nobble the jury 他想收买陪审团的种种企图
- nobble somebody
to prevent somebody from achieving what they want 阻挠；使遭受挫折 - nobble somebody
to catch somebody or get their attention, especially when they are unwilling （尤指有违其意愿）抓住，引起注意
Word Originmid 19th cent.: probably a variant of dialect knobble, knubble ‘knock, strike with the knuckles’.