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

Words nearby toby

Tobolsk, to boot, tobramycin, Tobruk, to burn, toby, toby jug, TOC, Tocantins, toccata, Toch

Other definitions for toby (2 of 2)

Toby

[ toh-bee ]

/ ˈtoʊ bi /

noun, plural To·bies for 3.

a male given name, form of Tobias.

a female given name.

toby (def. 1).

How to use toby in a sentence

Writer Paul Lieberstein famously ended up as Toby on “The Office,” and Schur himself played the fan-favorite Mose.
Hollywood typically depicts Native American stories as sad and one-note. The ‘Rutherford Falls’ creators had other ideas.|Valentina Valentini|April 22, 2021|Washington Post
Unfortunately for Lohan, the next line delivered by Richard Schiff (Toby from The West Wing) was: “You have done a fantastic job!”
London Laughs at Lindsay Lohan’s West End Debut|Nico Hines|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Toby Lanzer, who heads UN humanitarian operations in South Sudan, has referred to the slaughter in Bentiu as a "game changer."
Preventing Genocide In South Sudan|Eric Reeves, John Prendergast|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The fashion photography duo talks to Toby Milstein about their latest projects and who they never want to photograph.
7 Questions for Inez and Vinoodh|Toby Milstein|September 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST

(The choppy, inert 2000 TV movie with Toby Stephens, Mira Sorvino and Paul Rudd barely registered a blip).
The Great Gatsby: Book Versus Movie|Jon Reiner|May 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“This law is so absurd,” said Toby Hoover, director of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence.
American Gun Law 5|David Frum|December 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Toby acquiesced; and they hurried through the main street of the little town, which at that late hour was wholly deserted.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
Here, said Toby, as the young Jew placed some fragments of food and a bottle upon the table, Success to the crack!
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
The old man had gained the street corner before he began to recover the effect of Toby Crackits intelligence.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
She eyed his crafty face narrowly, as she inquired whether there was any news, and listened to his recital of Toby Crackits story.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
Besides ourselves, theres not a creature in the house except Toby and the boys, and theyre safe enough.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens

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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