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Meanings of fob pocket in English

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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 English
        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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