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

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Example Sentences

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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

He was plainly dressed in a blue tobe of Soudan and a small turban, with armed negroes on either side of him, and weapons hung up on the walls.

From Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley by William Henry Giles Kingston

Whether Mr. Park wore the tobe himself, which is scarcely probable on account of its weight, or whether he intended it as a present to a native chief, we are at a loss to determine.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 542, April 14, 1832 by Various

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