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NOBBLE (_third-person singular simple present_ NOBBLES, _present participle_ NOBBLING, _simple past and past participle_ NOBBLED)
* (UK, Australia, slang) To injure or obstruct intentionally; batter.
* 2011, Terry Ryder, "Affordable-housing lobby out to nobble investments", _The Australian_, 22 October 2011:
Their core belief, unsupported by evidence or logic, is that homes are unaffordable because investors drive up prices.
Australians for Affordable Housing appears to think that NOBBLING investors will strike a telling blow for first-time buyers: remove negative gearing and increase capital gains tax, and homes will be affordable.
* 2012, Gavin Clarke, "Google attacks Twitter's search bias claim", _The Register_, 11 January 2012:
Google has come out fighting after Twitter claimed that changes to its search engine NOBBLE results to favour Google+, damaging the internet.
* 2012, "3D printing: Difference Engine: The PC all over again?", _The Economist_, 9 September 2012:
His main fear is that the fledgling technology could have its wings clipped by traditional manufacturers, who will doubtless view it as a threat to their livelihoods, and do all in their powers to NOBBLE it.
* (UK, slang) To gain influence by corrupt means or intimidation.
_The jury was NOBBLED to delay unanimous verdict._
* 2000, Italo Pardo, _Morals of Legitimacy: Between Agency and System_, page 122
Unlike "noble" vigilantes, the police and court facilities which exist are said to be inefficient and corrupt, and juries are said to be easily "NOBBLED" or intimidated.
* 2002, Kevin Jefferys, _Labour Forces: From Ernie Bevin to Gordon Brown_, page 107
For example jury trials were reformed to allow majority verdicts, so that criminals could less easily NOBBLE them.
* 2012, Mark Hagger, _William: King and Conqueror_, page 75
Here, though, Picot's overbearing power, and the fact that the bishop was an absentee, meant that the sheriff could use threats to "NOBBLE" the judges.
* (UK, slang) To steal.
TRANSLATIONS
nobble (third-person
singular simple present nobbles, present participle nobbling, simple past and past participle nobbled)
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(UK, Australia, slang) To injure or obstruct intentionally; batter.
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2011, Terry Ryder, "Affordable-housing lobby out to nobble investments", The Australian, 22 October 2011:
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Their core belief, unsupported by evidence or logic, is that homes are unaffordable because investors drive up prices.
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Australians for Affordable Housing appears to think that nobbling investors will strike a telling blow for first-time buyers: remove
negative gearing and increase capital gains tax, and homes will be affordable.
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2012, Gavin Clarke, "Google attacks
Twitter's search bias claim", The Register, 11 January 2012:
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Google has come out fighting after Twitter claimed that changes to its search engine nobble results to favour Google+, damaging the internet.
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2012, "3D printing: Difference Engine: The PC all over again?", The Economist, 9 September 2012:
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His main fear is that the fledgling technology could have its wings clipped by traditional manufacturers, who will doubtless view it as a threat to their livelihoods, and do all in their powers to nobble it.
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(UK, slang) To gain influence by corrupt means or intimidation.
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The jury was nobbled to delay unanimous verdict.
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2000, Italo Pardo, Morals of Legitimacy: Between Agency and System, page 122
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Unlike "noble" vigilantes, the police and court facilities which exist are said to be inefficient
and corrupt, and juries are said to be easily "nobbled" or intimidated.
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2002, Kevin Jefferys, Labour Forces: From Ernie Bevin to Gordon Brown, page 107
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For example jury trials were reformed to allow majority verdicts, so that criminals could less easily nobble them.
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2012, Mark Hagger, William: King and Conqueror, page 75
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Here, though, Picot's overbearing power, and the fact that the bishop was an absentee, meant that the sheriff could use threats to "nobble" the judges.
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(UK, slang) To steal.