nobble

US /ˈnɑːb.əl/
UK /ˈnɑːb.əl/
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1.

매수하다, 영향을 미치다, 조작하다

to try to influence or manipulate someone, especially a witness or juror, by bribery or threats

:
The defense team was accused of trying to nobble the jury.
변호인단은 배심원을 매수하려 했다는 비난을 받았다.
He was caught trying to nobble a witness.
그는 증인을 매수하려다 붙잡혔다.
2.

다치게 하다 (경주마), 방해하다

to injure a racehorse so that it cannot win a race

:
Someone tried to nobble the favorite before the big race.
누군가 큰 경주 전에 우승 후보 말을 다치게 하려 했다.
The trainer discovered that one of his horses had been nobbled.
조련사는 자신의 말 중 한 마리가 다쳤다는 것을 발견했다.