toby
noun
Also Toby jug a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
Tobies
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pluralof Toby.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
tobies
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pluralof toby.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
tobynounAlso Toby jug a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
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Both the Tobies were away from home on a short visit, and Toni was obliged to proceed alone.
From The Making of a Soul by Kathlyn Rhodes
One of the rarest Tobies; English Toby, very old; very old Toby showing Cocked Hat LVII.
From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Mary H. Northend
Somewhat reluctantly, Toni left her husband and returned to the dining-room, where the Tobies anxiously awaited her coming.
From The Making of a Soul by Kathlyn Rhodes
A Dialogue or rather a Parly between Prince Rupert’s Dogge whose name is Puddle, and Tobies Dog whose name is Pepper, &c.
From The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress by Mason Jackson
Her piercing tones, likened by the Tobies to those of a macaw, strove in vain for suavity.
From The Making of a Soul by Kathlyn Rhodes
There is a smoothness of texture and finish about the work which marks it as distinct from the English tobies, which unfortunately frequently lacked these desirable qualities.
From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Mary H. Northend
Tobies are broadly classed as Staffordshire, and while this is probably true of a large portion, Dutch and German tobies as well as French ones are not uncommon.
From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Mary H. Northend
Early as it was, crowds of American, English, and Continental tourists were abroad, their gleaming white drill attire and tobies and helmets, conspicuous among the grander colour of the natives.
From The Mark of the Beast by Sidney Watson
English tobies are sometimes classified as young and old tobies.
From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Mary H. Northend
