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fob
1[ fob ]
noun
- a small pocket just below the waistline in pants, designed for a watch, keys, change, etc. Compare watch pocket ( def ).
- especially formerly,
- a short chain or ribbon, usually with a medallion or similar ornament, attached to a watch and worn hanging from a pocket.
- the medallion or ornament itself.
The fob allows students 24/7 access into the residence building and their rooms.
I could never find my nail clipper in my purse, so now I’m using it as a fob on my keychain.
fob
2[ fob ]
verb (used with object)
- Archaic. to cheat; deceive.
verb phrase
- to cheat someone by substituting something spurious or inferior; palm off (often followed by on ):
He tried to fob off an inferior brand on us.
- to put (someone) off by deception or trickery:
She fobbed us off with false promises.
f.o.b.
3abbreviation for
- free on board: without charge to the buyer for goods placed on board a carrier at the point of shipment:
automobiles shipped f.o.b. Detroit.
fob
1/ fɒb /
noun
- slang.a Pacific Islander who has newly arrived in New Zealand
f.o.b.
2abbreviation for
- free on board
fob
3/ fɒb /
verb
- an archaic word for cheat
fob
4/ fɒb /
noun
- a chain or ribbon by which a pocket watch is attached to a waistcoat
- any ornament hung on such a chain
- a small pocket in a man's waistcoat, for holding a watch
- a metal or plastic tab on a key ring
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Example Sentences
On the valley floor outside the windows of the house are the remnants of FOB Michigan, turned over to the Afghan Army in 2011.
The entire remaining Iraqi Army force remained holed up at FOB Speicher, north of Tikrit.
McConnell can presumably fob this off on his Beltway-brained consultants.
Jan continued to come and go as he pleased at FOB Delhi, free to carry weapons and to consort with his “tea boys.”
Goolsbee is an FOB from Chicago; Summers is a Clintonite who parachuted in after Obama won the nomination.
Certain, replied the man, drawing a gold watch from his fob; I expected him here before now.
When the ten minutes had elapsed, Mr John Forster took his watch from the table, replaced it in his fob, and rose from his chair.
He very calmly drew his watch from his fob-pocket and with the seal attached to it, passed it up to the judge.
A very simple one is made as follows: First make a drawing of the fob with some suitable pendant as at A, Plate 46.
So he crammed a great silver watch into his fob, and drew on a patchwork morning-gown of an ancient fashion.
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