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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
fobbed — fÉ‘b /fÉ’b n. watch pocket; chain from which a pocketwatch is suspended v. defraud, con into buying goods of poor quality … English contemporary dictionary
fob off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms fob off : present tense I/you/we/they fob off he/she/it fobs off present participle fobbing off past tense fobbed off past participle fobbed off 1) to give someone an answer or explanation that is not true or… … English dictionary
fob off — There are two ways of using this phrasal verb, either with the person or the thing as the object. You can fob someone off with something (or just fob someone off, with no further complement stated), or you can fob something off on someone; in… … Modern English usage
fob off — {v.}, {informal} 1. To get something false accepted as good or real. * /The peddler fobbed off pieces of glass as diamonds./ Syn.: PALM OFF, PASS OFF. 2. To put aside; not really answer but get rid of. * /Her little brother asked where she was… … Dictionary of American idioms
fob off — {v.}, {informal} 1. To get something false accepted as good or real. * /The peddler fobbed off pieces of glass as diamonds./ Syn.: PALM OFF, PASS OFF. 2. To put aside; not really answer but get rid of. * /Her little brother asked where she was… … Dictionary of American idioms
Westminster Stone theory — The Westminster Stone theory refers to the belief held by some historians and scholars that the stone which traditionally rests under the Coronation Chair is not the true Stone of Destiny but a thirteenth century substitute. Since the chair has… … Wikipedia
fob — fob1 /fob/, n. 1. a small pocket just below the waistline in trousers for a watch, keys, change, etc. Cf. watch pocket. 2. a short chain or ribbon, usually with a medallion or similar ornament, attached to a watch and worn hanging from a pocket.… … Universalium
fob — fob1 [fɔb US fa:b] v past tense and past participle fobbed present participle fobbing informal fob off [fob sb<=>off] phr v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: fob to deceive (16 19 centuries)] 1.) to tell someone something that is not true in order… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fob — fob1 [ fab ] verb ,fob off phrasal verb transitive 1. ) to give someone an answer or explanation that is not true or complete, in order to make them stop asking questions or complaining: I m tired of being fobbed off. fob someone off with… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fob\ off — v informal 1. To get something false accepted as good or real. The peddler fobbed off pieces of glass as diamonds. Syn.: palm off, pass off 2. To put aside; not really answer but get rid of. Her little brother asked where she was going, but she… … Словарь американских идиом
