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fob

[fob]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a small pocket just below the waistline in pants, designed for a watch, keys, change, etc.
especially formerly,
1. a short chain or ribbon, usually with a medallion or similar ornament, attached to a watch and worn hanging from a pocket.
2. the medallion or ornament itself.
key fob.
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

[fob]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

fobbed, fobbing

Archaic.��to cheat; deceive.

verb phrase

1. to cheat someone by substituting something spurious or inferior; palm off (often followed byon ).
  He tried to fob off an inferior brand on us.
2. to put (someone) off by deception or trickery.
  She fobbed us off with false promises.

f.o.b.

Or F.O.B.

abbreviation

Commerce.

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

/ ��ɒ�� /

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

fob

/ ��ɒ�� /

verb

an archaic word for cheat

fob

/ ��ɒ�� /

noun

slang��a Pacific Islander who has newly arrived in New Zealand

f.o.b.

⁴

abbreviation

free on board

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of fob¹

First recorded in 1645–55; origin uncertain; compare dialectal German Fuppe, Low German Fobke ‼��ǳ��”

Origin of fob²

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English fobben; perhaps cognate with German foppen “to delude, kid, tease” ( fop ) or, alternatively, akin to French fourbe “cheat, swindler” (from Old French forbir “to clean”; furbish ( def. ) )

Origin of fob³

First recorded in 1870–75

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of fob¹

C17: probably of Germanic origin; compare German dialect Fuppe pocket

Origin of fob²

C15: probably from German foppen to trick

Origin of fob³

C20: from f ( resh ) o ( ff ) ( the ) b ( oat )

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The pocket watch, its chain and fob was found by divers at the bottom of the lake, in Wisconsin, in September 1992.

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The watchdog identified an "inflexible and indiscriminate" approach to the use of key fobs to control access to internal doors and gates, regardless of whether service users had capacity.

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"We're just getting fobbed off. The evidence is all there," she said.

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Keyless repeaters and signal amplifiers scramble the signal from remote key fobs inside people's homes, enabling criminals to unlock cars.

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"I have to do the chasing, they never ring me, I've explained my situation, I'm really struggling and I just get fobbed off," he said.

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foamy fob off

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