Fob

Quick meaning: Fob is a noun meaning A little pocket near the waistline of a pair of trousers or in a waistcoat or vest to hold money or valuables, especially a pocket watch.

Meaning

A little pocket near the waistline of a pair of trousers or in a waistcoat or vest to hold money or valuables, especially a pocket watch.

More Meanings

1. A short chain or ribbon to connect such a pocket to the watch.
2. A small ornament attached to such a chain.
3. (transitive, archaic) To cheat, to deceive, to trick, to take in, to impose upon someone.
4. (transitive, archaic) To beat; to maul.
5. (Incoterm) Alternative letter-case form of FOB (“free on board”).
6. (modern usage) A hand-held electronic device that can be used as a remote control or as a key to unlock motor cars, doors, etc., and thus, modern car keys.

Example Sentences

With a saint at his chin and a seal at his fob.

I think it is scurvy, and begin to find myself fobbed in it.

As soon as they had confined my arms they left me, and remembering the bank-notes which I had in my fob, I began to fear they had come to the knowledge of this circumstance […].

Word Forms

• fobs
• fobbing
• fobbed

Synonyms for fob

Depending on context, synonyms include trick, fox.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include trick, fox, chain, transceiver, transmitter, mfr.

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