nobbling
Example Sentences
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I seem to remember Iceland winning after nobbling Zaire's Pelé-like talisman, who played in bare feet.
From The Guardian • Feb. 6, 2013
By nobbling Flood, South Africa removed England's most experienced player from the match.
From The Guardian • Nov. 24, 2012
I seem to remember Iceland winning after nobbling Zaire's Pele-like talisman, who played in bare feet.
From The Guardian • Sep. 8, 2010
The track's under a glass shield to stop you nobbling the horses.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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He is very musical, and when he and Rex get nobbling over the piano and organ—there they stick!!
From Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books by Eden, Horatia K. F.