fob
noun/fɒb/
/fɑːb/
- a small object that is attached to a key ring, etc. for decoration
- a key fob
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- a short chain that is attached to a watch that is carried in a pocket
- (also fob watch)a watch that is attached to a fob
Word Originnoun mid 17th cent. (denoting a fob pocket in a waistband): origin uncertain; probably related to German dialect Fuppe ‘pocket’.
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