Pronunciations (2)
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/fʌb/
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/fʊb/
Pronunciation notes
- Ireland
- Northern-England
Verb
To put off by trickery; to cheat.
Usage- Obsolete
- Transitive
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More examples (1)
A hundred mark is a long score for a poor lone woman to bear : and I have borne, and borne, and borne ; and have been fubbed off, and fubbed off, and fubbed off, from this day to that day, that it is a shame to be thought on.
To steal.
Usage- Obsolete
Noun
A plump young person or child.
Usage- Obsolete
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'Tis he that I told you is to marry my Indian Fubs of a Sister.