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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
fob
    n 1: a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch [syn: fob, 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: fob, watch chain, watch guard]
    v 1: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking
         that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: flim-flam,
         play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox,
         pull a fast one on, play a trick on]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]

Thesaurus Results for fob:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
anklet, armlet, bag, balloon, bangle, beads, bijou, bladder, bracelet, breastpin, brooch, chain, chaplet, charm, chatelaine, circle, coronet, crown, diadem, earring, gem, jewel, locket, necklace, nose ring, pin, pocket, poke, precious stone, rhinestone, ring, sac, sack, stickpin, stone, tiara, torque, wampum, wristband, wristlet
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