tobe
or tob, thaub
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
Origin of tobe
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Other definitions for to-be (2 of 2)
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination): bride-to-be.
Origin of to-be
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How to use tobe in a sentence
The plot hews close to Poltergeist, the tobe Hooper-directed, Steven Spielberg-produced haunted house classic from 1982.
Through this harangue Uncle tobe worked on, outwardly composed.
From Place to Place | Irvin S. CobbAnd Uncle tobe was not given to nervousness, which made it worse.
From Place to Place | Irvin S. CobbAnd, as the captain left the tent, tobe laid his head upon his arm and cried as if his heart would break.
Recitations for the Social Circle | James Clarence HarveyIn one of them was tobe with the captain's boots, over which he kept constant watch.
Recitations for the Social Circle | James Clarence Harvey
He pushed aside the blanket with his sabre, and there lay tobe endeavoring, but unsuccessfully, to hide the boots under him.
Recitations for the Social Circle | James Clarence Harvey
British Dictionary definitions for -to-be
(in combination) about to be; future: a mother-to-be; the bride-to-be
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