As nouns the difference between bubber and nubber
is that bubber is (archaic) a person who steals plate from public houses while nubber is (baseball) a batted ball that travels slowly and not very far, typically because the ball is hit on the end of the fat part of the bat.
bubber
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(archaic) A person who steals plate from public houses.
(archaic) A drinking bowl.
(archaic) a very good drinker.
References
* BUBBER
'', ''Dictionary of Thieving Slang , 1737. nubber
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(baseball) A batted ball that travels slowly and not very far, typically because the ball is hit on the end of the fat part of the bat.