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fobbed

fobbed is the simple past and past participle of fob.

Meaning of fob

Verb

fob (third-person singular simple present fobs, present participle fobbing, simple past and past participle fobbed)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To cheat, to deceive, to trick, to take in, to impose upon someone.
    • I think it is scurvy, and begin to find myself fobbed in it.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
  2. (archaic, transitive) To beat; to maul.

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Phrases with fobbed

Questions about fobbed

What is fobbed the simple past and past participle of?
Fobbed is the simple past and past participle of fob.

Words near fobbed in the dictionary

  1. Foard County
  2. Foards
  3. fob
  4. fob off
  5. fob watch
  6. fobbed
  7. fobbed off
  8. fobbing
  9. fobbing off
  10. fobbit
  11. fobbits

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