Fob \Fob\ (f[o^]b), n. [Cf. Prov. G. fuppe pocket.] 1. A little pocket for a watch; -- callled also a {watch pocket}.
2. a short chain or ribbon attached to a pocket watch, usually worn hanging out of the watch pocket, and used to conveniently remove the watch from the watch pocket. [PJC]
{Fob chain}, a short watch chain worn with a watch carried in the fob; a fob[2].
Fob \Fob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fobbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fobbing}.] [Cf.Fop.] 1. To beat; to maul. [Obs.]
2. To cheat; to trick; to impose on. --Shak.
{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.
Export and import data are calculated on the FOB (free on board) basis except for German and Italian imports which use the CIF method (including carriage, insurance and freight charges).