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▪ I. fub, v.
var. of fob v., to cheat, impose upon, put off deceitfully (in quot. 1619, ? to reject with scorn).
1597,1647[see fob v.1]. 1619Fletcher M. Thomas ii. ii, My letter fubb'd too, And no access without I mend my manners! 1639Massinger Unnat. Combat. iii. i, Well, I must not Be fubb'd off thus. 1889Stevenson Master of B. 74 Our Albanian fubbed us off with a thousand delays.
▪ II. fub(b, fub(b)s
[onomatopœic: suggested by full, chub, etc.]
†1. A small chubby person. Chiefly used as a term of endearment. Obs.
1614T. Freeman Rub & Great Cast xliv, Caspia, that same fowle deformed Fubs. 1678Otway Friendship in F. iii. i, So farewell Fubb. 1681― Soldier's Fort. i. i, Dead, my poor Fubses! 1685Crowne Sir C. Nice v. 48 'Tis he that I told you is to marry my Indian Fubs of a Sister. 1694Echard Plautus, Rudens ii. viii, Here's the Water, my little Fubs ye! 1721Bailey, Fub, as a fat Fub, a little plump Child.
2. (See quots.)
1807Public Char., Ld. Somerville 213 It is the custom in Spain and adopted here with our Merino wool, to divide or sort the fleece into three portions of different qualities, namely into rafinos, finos, and terceros; or superfine, fine, and fubs or refuse. 1882Lanc. Gloss., Fub, long withered grass on old pastures or meadows. |