fobbing ['fɔbiŋ]
起泡沫(特指洗瓶机中洗涤液的起泡)
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.
- There is no more fobbing off the locals with cheap trade goods, the look seemed to say.