Fob

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fob \Fob\ (f[o^]b), n. [Cf. Prov. G. fuppe pocket.]
     1. A little pocket for a watch; -- callled also a {watch
        pocket}.
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     2. a short chain or ribbon attached to a pocket watch,


        usually worn hanging out of the watch pocket, and used to
        conveniently remove the watch from the watch pocket.
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     {Fob chain}, a short watch chain worn with a watch carried in
        the fob; a fob[2].
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fob \Fob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fobbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Fobbing}.] [Cf.Fop.]
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     1. To beat; to maul. [Obs.]
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     2. To cheat; to trick; to impose on. --Shak.
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     {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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  40 Moby Thesaurus words for "fob":
     anklet, armlet, bag, balloon, bangle, beads, bijou, bladder,
     bracelet, breastpin, brooch, chain, chaplet, charm, chatelaine,
     circle, coronet, crown, diadem, earring, gem, jewel, locket,
     necklace, nose ring, pin, pocket, poke, precious stone, rhinestone,
     ring, sac, sack, stickpin, stone, tiara, torque, wampum, wristband,
     wristlet