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Meaning of fub | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2
fʌb

Definitions

  1. To put off by trickery; to cheat.
    obsolete, transitive
  2. To steal.
    obsolete

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

fub off fubbed fubbed off fubbing fubbing off fubs

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