fob : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: fob	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for fob
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fob n a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch [syn: fob, {watch pocket}] an adornment that hangs from a watch chain short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest Synonym(s): fob, watch chain, watch guard v deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" Synonym(s): flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fob \Fob\, n. [Cf. Prov. G. fuppe pocket.] A little pocket for a watch. {Fob chain}, a short watch chain worn a watch carried in the fob.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.