toby jug

noun

1. a beer mug or jug typically in the form of a stout seated man wearing a three-cornered hat and smoking a pipe Also calledtoby

Word History and Origins

Origin of toby jug¹

C19: from the familiar form of the Christian name Tobias

Example Sentences

His heart thumped as he pulled at the bell, and unconsciously he gripped the Toby jug hard with his other hand.

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It seems to suggest Dickens; doesn't he somewhere mention a Toby jug?

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"You have never told us about the Toby jug," put in Frances.

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Judy got up and reached from a high plate rack a funny, glazed Toby jug.

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