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Meanings of fob pocket in anglès

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Small pocket made in the waistband of breeches, cummerbund, and other clothing, usually men's clothing or clothing made to imitate menswear, used for carrying a watch, money, or other valuables.

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Examples for "fob"
Examples for "fob"
1
Jean Valjean fumbled in his fob and pulled out a five-franc piece.
Les Misérables
2
Some staff will now be provided with fob watches to keep time.
The Guardian
3
He drew the letter from his fob and handed it to Gaydon.
Clementina
4
He locked it with a key that he kept on a fob.
Caleb's crossing
5
Not just a nine-carat chain with a fob on it, you know?
The Irish Times
1
Seen a queer looking fob he wore for his watch pocket.
Alcatraz
2
Hartly's hand was wavering between his moustache and his watch pocket.
The Inheritors
3
A use for the vestigial watch pocket on Levi's jeans.
Wired
4
He pulled his forgotten repeater from his watch pocket and opened it with considerable apprehension.
Nedra
5
The rattle went into the briefcase, the ring into the watch pocket of my slacks.
11/22/63
Usage of fob pocket in anglès
1
He did so, and finally found it in his fob pocket.
Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi
2
There they go into the fob pocket of his trousers.
The Ear in the Wall
3
He pulled what looked like a watch from his fob pocket and opened it.
Perdido Street Station
4
He must have a capacious fob pocket for that.
The Ear in the Wall
5
Andy with his knife ripped open a fob pocket and produced the bank note in question.
Andy the Acrobat / Or, Out with the Greatest Show on Earth
6
Clear across a hundred-foot dance-hall they catch the sound of a restless dollar turning over in the fob pocket of an American tourist.
Europe Revised
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