tobe

American  

[tohb] / toʊb /

Or tob,

noun

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of tobe

1825–35; < dialectal Arabic tōb, variant of Arabic thawb garment

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

tobe

Fairchain, which started operating in December, is likely tobe slow to become standard operating procedure, given entrenched resistance in the art market and the track record of previous attempts.

From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2022

There were plans to be made, bets to be placed, games to be watched, Shake Shack burgers tobe consumed and a night of blackjack on the strip looming.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2020

If confirmed, Kagan would be only the fourth woman ever tobe a Supreme Court jus tice.

From Reuters ● May 10, 2010

The sultan, a handsome man, about forty-five years old, wore a blue cotton tobe and a white cotton turban, one end of which fell over his nose and mouth in Turkish fashion.

From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century by N. D'Anvers

The Sultan himself had only upon him a Soudan tobe and a white cap.

From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by James Richardson