watch fobn.

Brit.

/ˈwɒtʃ ˌfɒb/, U.S.

/ˈwɑtʃ ˌfɑb/,

/ˈwɔtʃ ˌfɑb/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: watch n., fob n.²

Etymology: < watch n. + fob n.²

†1. A small pocket, typically in a waistband, used to hold a watch, money, etc.; = fob n.² 1a, fob-pocket n. at fob n.² Compounds 1. Obsolete.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > parts of > pocket

foba1652

spung1728

breeches-pocket1783

watch fob1785

fob-pocket1837

hip pocket1865

prat-kick1896

slide1932

1785 London Chron. 3 Sept. 1/3 They searched all his pockets, and watch fob; but fortunately he had not his watch with him.

1834 Berrow's Worcester Jrnl. 30 Oct. 3/5 He discovered the whole of the money in his watch fob!

1880 Portsmouth (Ohio) Times 3 Apr. Jeremiah Davidson..pinned two $50 bills in his watch fob for safe-keeping.

2. Originally and chiefly U.S. A chain or strap attached to a watch for carrying in a waistcoat or waistband pocket, often worn hanging outside the pocket; (later also) a small decorative fob or functional object attached to such a chain or strap. Cf. fob n.² Compounds 2, watch-charm n. at watch n. Compounds 2.

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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > watch-guard > [noun]

watch-chain1739

watch-string1745

watch-riband1804

watch-guard1836

Albert chain1845

Albert watch chain1845

Albert1850

watch fob1866

fob-chain1885

fob1889

1866 Salt Lake Daily Tel. (Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory) 11 Oct. A gold-quartz seal, incased in gold, from the buckle of a watch fob.

1868 North Amer. & U.S. Gaz. (Philadelphia) 10 Feb. 1/7 The watch fob had been cut from the chain.

1920 Illustr. World Mar. 699 (caption) Using Pocket Knife as a Watch Fob.

1950 Lockhart (Texas) Post-Reg. 6 Apr. 2/7 G. R. Alexander dug up an old brass or copper watch fob in his garden the other day... On the front side of the fob was engraved a man's face.

1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 28 Oct. c1/2 The watch fobs..looped from the lapel pin to the breast pocket.

2005 N. Leslie That might be Useful 194 To safeguard it I attached it to my belt with a braided, black leather watch fob.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	watch fob
释义	watch fobn. Brit. /ˈwɒtʃ ˌfɒb/, U.S. /ˈwɑtʃ ˌfɑb/, /ˈwɔtʃ ˌfɑb/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: watch n., fob n.² Etymology: < watch n. + fob n.² †1. A small pocket, typically in a waistband, used to hold a watch, money, etc.; = fob n.² 1a, fob-pocket n. at fob n.² Compounds 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > parts of > pocket foba1652 spung1728 breeches-pocket1783 watch fob1785 fob-pocket1837 hip pocket1865 prat-kick1896 slide1932 1785 London Chron. 3 Sept. 1/3 They searched all his pockets, and watch fob; but fortunately he had not his watch with him. 1834 Berrow's Worcester Jrnl. 30 Oct. 3/5 He discovered the whole of the money in his watch fob! 1880 Portsmouth (Ohio) Times 3 Apr. Jeremiah Davidson..pinned two $50 bills in his watch fob for safe-keeping. 2. Originally and chiefly U.S. A chain or strap attached to a watch for carrying in a waistcoat or waistband pocket, often worn hanging outside the pocket; (later also) a small decorative fob or functional object attached to such a chain or strap. Cf. fob n.² Compounds 2, watch-charm n. at watch n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > watch-guard > [noun] watch-chain1739 watch-string1745 watch-riband1804 watch-guard1836 Albert chain1845 Albert watch chain1845 Albert1850 watch fob1866 fob-chain1885 fob1889 1866 Salt Lake Daily Tel. (Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory) 11 Oct. A gold-quartz seal, incased in gold, from the buckle of a watch fob. 1868 North Amer. & U.S. Gaz. (Philadelphia) 10 Feb. 1/7 The watch fob had been cut from the chain. 1920 Illustr. World Mar. 699 (caption) Using Pocket Knife as a Watch Fob. 1950 Lockhart (Texas) Post-Reg. 6 Apr. 2/7 G. R. Alexander dug up an old brass or copper watch fob in his garden the other day... On the front side of the fob was engraved a man's face. 1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 28 Oct. c1/2 The watch fobs..looped from the lapel pin to the breast pocket. 2005 N. Leslie That might be Useful 194 To safeguard it I attached it to my belt with a braided, black leather watch fob. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1785
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