(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.
(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.
: ‘My father only had two nobblers at Dwyer's place that morning.’
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(Australia, obsolete) A serving of beer or spirits.
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A person who interferes with a racehorse or greyhound in order to prevent it from winning a race.
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