fob (redirected from Fob pocket)

fob ¹  (fb)

n.

1. A small pocket at the front waistline of a man's trousers or in the front of a vest, used especially to hold a watch.

2.

a. A short chain or ribbon attached to a pocket watch and worn hanging in front of the vest or waist.

b. An ornament or seal attached to such a chain or ribbon.

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[Probably akin to Low German Fobke, small pocket.]

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fob ²  (fb)

tr.v. fobbed, fob·bing, fobs Archaic

To cheat or deceive (another).

Phrasal Verb:

fob off

1. To dispose of (goods) by fraud or deception; palm off: fobbed off the zircon as a diamond.

2. To put off or appease by deceitful or evasive means: needed help but was fobbed off with promises.

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[Middle English fobben, probably from fob, trickster.]

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fob

Noun

1. a chain by which a pocket watch is attached to a waistcoat

2. a small pocket in a man's waistcoat, for holding a watch [Germanic]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fob - a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch watch pocket vest pocket - a small pocket in a man's vest
	2.	fob - an adornment that hangs from a watch chain adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
	3.	fob - short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest watch chain, watch guard chain - a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
Verb	1.	fob - deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick, flim-flam, fox, play a joke on cozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with snooker - fool or dupe; "He was snookered by the con-man's smooth talk"

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fob

fob someone off put off, deceive, appease, flannel Brit. (informal) give (someone) the run-around (informal) stall, equivocate with

fob something off on someone pass off, dump, get rid of, inflict, unload, foist, palm off

Translations

FOB abbr (= free on board) → f.a.b.

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fob [fɔb] n (also: watch fob) → leontina

vt to fob sb off with sth → deshacerse de algn con algo

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FOB abbr (= free on board) → fob

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fob [fɔb] n (also: watch fob) → chaîne f, ruban m

vt to fob sb off with sth → refiler qch à qn

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fob [fɔb] vt to fob sb off → jdn abspeisen n (also: watch fob) → Uhrkette f

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FOB abbr (= free on board) → franco a bordo

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fob [fɔb] vt to fob sb off with → appioppare qn con; sbarazzarsi di qn con n (also: watch fob) (= chain); catena per orologio: (= band of cloth); nastro per orologio