toby
noun
Also Toby jug a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
toby
1 American
[toh-bee]
/ ˈtoʊ bi /
noun
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tobies
plural
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Also Toby jug a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
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Older Slang. a long, slender, cheap cigar.
toby
British
/ ˈtəʊbɪ /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of toby
First recorded in 1830–40; generic use of proper name, short for Tobias
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The single collection also included a glass bust, a Coalport vase featuring Churchill's ancestral home of Blenheim Palace and Royal Doulton toby jugs.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2022
Photograph: toby farrow @ farrows creative Who are they?
From The Guardian ● Aug. 11, 2011
Heer is good Liker Ov awl Quinds toby sould, And sevile Yewzitch.
From The Merry-Thought: or the Glass-Window and Bog-House Miscellany Parts 2, 3 and 4 by Maximillian E. Novak
Then when he found the bank-notes and the Buddha and the toby jug with the unnumbered clippings belonging to them, he got almost as excited as I was.
From The Road to Understanding by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
Another output of the Staffordshire factories, now much valued here, are the old toby jugs, many excellent examples of which were brought here and have been carefully preserved.
From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Mary H. Northend
Toby Lichtig praises Ben Eastham’s “ambitious debut” for its “dazzling disquisitions” on art, money and the creative impulse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
In 2014, Anderson was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and in 2024, Anderson he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame alongside Toby Keith and James Burton.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
"It's just the truth - fighting an uphill battle just to get the truth. At this point, it's a sweet picture but also bitter because Toby is not around."
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
"The truth is out there, the evidence is there, we just need help putting it in front of the right people to get this justice for Toby that's needed," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
"Mom,” said Toby, tugging at his mother’s arm, "look at Bunnicula. How did he get out of his cage? He looks scared.”
From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe
Tobies show considerable variety in modeling and decoration.
From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Mary H. Northend
Also, on the happy chance that success might crown the night, a row of stout Tobies was set upon the board.
From Chimney-Pot Papers by Fritz August Gottfried Endell
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
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
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
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
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
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