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fobbing

fobbing is the present participle and gerund 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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Proper noun capitalized: Fobbing

Fobbing

  1. A village in Thurrock borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ7184).

Phrases with fobbing

Questions about fobbing

What does fobbing mean?
Fobbing means a village in Thurrock borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ7184).
What is fobbing the present participle and gerund of?
Fobbing is the present participle and gerund of fob.
What part of speech is fobbing?
Fobbing is a proper noun.

Words near fobbing in the dictionary

  1. fob
  2. fob off
  3. fob watch
  4. fobbed
  5. fobbed off
  6. fobbing
  7. fobbing off
  8. fobbit
  9. fobbits
  10. Fobbs
  11. Fobbses

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