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
Other Word Forms
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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
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
A supposed example of the last named is included in the Page collection at Lynn, and is known as the Napoleon toby.
From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Mary H. Northend
Then, once more, I changed off, so that I might acquire the subtler flavor of the Wheeling toby.
From Mark Twain's Speeches by Mark Twain
Late in the film, Bree tells Toby that she believes God made her in his image so that she could be reborn again like he was.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
Fran Jones, Harriet Dart and Harry Wendelken all won their third and final qualifying matches on Friday, while Toby Samuel advanced on Thursday after his opponent, Chile's Cristian Garin, retired during a lengthy rain delay.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Midfielder Toby Collyer filled in for Mount, but his future lies elsewhere.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Fermi’s co-founders include Perry and energy billionaire Toby Neugebauer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Come on, Harold,” Toby called, "you’ve got to help with the name, too.”
From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe
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
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
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
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
Tobies show considerable variety in modeling and decoration.
From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Mary H. Northend
English tobies are sometimes classified as young and old tobies.
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
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
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