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Fob \Fob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fobbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Fobbing.]

[Cf.Fop.]

[1913 Webster]

1. To beat; to maul. [Obs.]

[1913 Webster]

2. To cheat; to trick; to impose on. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

To fob off, to shift off by an artifice; to put aside; to delude with a trick."A conspiracy of bishops could prostrate and fob off the right of the people." --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

fob

noun

1: a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch [syn: watch pocket]
2: an adornment that hangs from a watch chain
3: short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest [syn: watch chain, watch guard] v : deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: trick, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on] [also: fobbing, fobbed]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

fobbed See fob

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Fob \Fob\, v.t. [imp. & p. p. Fobbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Fobbing.]

[Cf.Fop.]

1. To beat; to maul. [Obs.]

2. To cheat; to trick; to impose on. --Shak.

To fob off, to shift off by an artifice; to put aside; to delude with a trick."A conspiracy of bishops could prostrate and fob off the right of the people." --Milton.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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