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toby
[ toh-bee ]
/ ˈtoʊ bi /
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noun, plural to·bies.
Also Toby, Toby jug . a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
Older Slang. a long, slender, cheap cigar.
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Origin of toby
First recorded in 1830–40; generic use of proper name, short for Tobias
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Toby
[ toh-bee ]
/ ˈtoʊ bi /
noun, plural To·bies for 3.
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British Dictionary definitions for toby
toby
/ (ˈtəʊbɪ) /
noun plural -bies
a water stopcock at the boundary of a street and house section
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