Found 2 items, similar to fob.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: fob 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] [also: fobbing, fobbed] fob 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Fob Fob \Fob\ (f[o^]b), n. [Cf. Prov. G. fuppe pocket.] 1. A little pocket for a watch; -- callled also a watch pocket . [1913 Webster] 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. [PJC] Fob chain, a short watch chain worn with a watch carried in the fob; a fob[2]. [1913 Webster] 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]