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1. A vest pocket to hold a pocket watch
   - 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
   - watch chain, watch guard

1. Deceive somebody
   "We fobbed the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week";
   - flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on, hose [N. Amer], sucker [N. Amer]

Derived forms: fobbed, fobbing, fobs

Type of: adornment, chain, cozen, deceive, delude, lead on, vest pocket

Encyclopedia: Fob