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Fob v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fobbed p. pr. & vb. n. Fobbing.]
1. To beat; to maul. [Obs.]
2. To cheat; to trick; to impose on.
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."
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fob
n 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]