Fleece
Fleece verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: swindlers who use the telephone to fleece senior citizens out of their savings
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Nobble and fleece are semantically related in British slang topic. In some cases you can use "Nobble" instead a verb "Fleece".
Nobble
Nobble verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: an old scam that's been used for years to nobble unsuspecting London tourists
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Nobble and Fleece. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fleece/nobble
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