To cheat; trick; impose upon.To beat; maltreat.To pass off by a false representation; dispose of by deception: as, to fob off a worthless article on a customer.n. A tap on the shoulder, as from a bailiff.n. A cheat.n. A little pocket made in the waist-band of men's breeches or trousers as a receptacle for a watch.n. A watch-chain, or ribbon with buckle and seals or the like, such as is worn appended to the watch and hanging from the fob.To put into a fob; pocket; get possession of.To breathe hard or with heaving sides; gasp from violent running.n. Froth or foam.