Originally Posted by lepeep

Surely a cob nobbler is someone who nobbles cobs ?
and we all know a cob is a small bread bun.
so, are the semantics of "nobble" to steal? to eat? to create a bumpy surface? or perhaps an Americanism for "making noble"...
so, we could have a person who has the power bestowed upon them to raise a bun to elevated stature and importance in land ownership and stewardship...

no?