nobber

Noun

1. A blow on the head.
   • She put her hand mechanically to the back of her head. "Ay, ay," said he, seeing the blood, “it was a nobber. I'll doctor it though: here; Sam, some water; let's see what harm's done." He was just going to wash the head...
   • Spring went in, and planted a nobber that sent Carter down like a log. - 1880, Henry Downes Miles, Pugilistica: Being One Hundred and Forty-four Years of the History of British Boxing, Weldon & Company, page 8:
   • He had received what Egan would have called a "ribber" and a "nobber," and when he arose it was seen that the latter had raised a cut on his forehead. - 1967, A. Lawrance Holmes, More Than a Game, Macmillan, page 170:
2. A fool, idiot.
   • Jock, I hate to have to tell you this, mate, but you slaughtered a perfectly healthy hound. A whippet is like a miniature greyhound and they're used for dog racing on the track or chasing hares and rabbits in fields....
   • Mum, if a bloke is intimidated by me because I happen to have the good fortune to have a job, then he is probably a complete nobber anyway.' 'Don't talk that way, Bryony, it's so coarse and unladylike! - 2014, Bryony...
   • Pisspot was bangin her all along, and she curlin and filin and buffin herself for the Garda with the bag of urine. Had no idea! He's at her grave every mornin at six before duty with daisies and shit – the nobber! -...
3. A security guard.
   • “I'm sure they'd pass her a note from you, as long as it's got a Yard seal and has been sprayed for nits. Not like you're a nobber, right?” Doyle shook his head. - 2014, Lynn Viehl, Disenchanted & Co., Simon and...
   • Was he a nobber?' 'He's not a nobber,' said DuTroy from the corner. 'He might be a nobber,' I said. 'I don't know him well enough.' 'What's he like with the mask off?' I paused. For a long time. Gertie was my best...
4. An act of fellatio.
   • Puttering. At some point you're going to end up on the green. Even if you have to yell, “Hey look, everybody, the pro's getting a nobber from the beverage babe over there in the woods,” and throw the ball on the green...
5. An assistant in certain trades.
   • As soon as he has sufficient coal picked loose to make it inconvenient he shovels it into the end of the chute; here it is taken charge of by a boy (called a nobber), who works it down the chute. - 1894, California...
   • The work was commonly done by a mining team consisting of an experienced miner and an assistant, usually a young boy, known as a nobber. - 1980, California Division of Mines and Geology, California Geology, page 57:
   • The trouble is, the beggars scatter as soon as you turn round with the hat. You really want a nobber [assistant] at this game. You keep at work and get a crowd watching you, and the nobber comes casual-like round the...