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fob1 definition

fob (fäb)

noun

  1. a small pocket in the front of a pair of trousers, for carrying a watch, etc.; watch pocket
  2. ☆ a short ribbon or chain attached to a watch and hanging out of such a pocket
  3. ☆ any ornament worn at the end of such a ribbon or chain

Etymology: prob. < dial. Ger fuppe, a pocket

fob2 definition

fob (fäb)

transitive verb fobbed, fobbing fob′·bing

Obsolete to cheat; trick; deceive

Etymology: < ME fobben, to cheat, trick, prob. akin to Ger foppen, orig. a cant term

fob Idioms

fob off

  1. to trick or put off (a person) with second-rate articles, lies, excuses, etc.
  2. to get rid of (something worthless) by deceit or trickery; palm off
FOB definition

FOB or fob

free on board

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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