fob

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

A cheat, trick, or contrivance, I will not be fobbed off so; I will not be thus deceived with false pretences. The fob is also a small breeches pocket for holding a watch.

Related Words

Fob
·noun A little pocket for a watch. II. Fob (·vt) To beat; to <<Maul>>. III. Fob (·vt) To cheat; to...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
to fob off
To delude by a trick.--Johnson. A low word now seldom used, though we have good authority for it. ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.