Word Study
fub
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fub, n. [Cf. Fob a pocket.].
A plump young person or child. Smart. [1913 Webster]
fub, v. t. [The same word as fob to cheat.].
To put off by trickery; to cheat. [1913 Webster]
"I have been fubbed off, and fubbed off, and fabbed off, from this day to that day." [1913 Webster]
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