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.

Words nearby toby

toboggan, tobol, tobolsk, tobramycin, tobruk, toby, toby jug, toc, toc h, tocantins, toccata

Origin of toby

First recorded in 1830–40; generic use of proper name, short for Tobias

Definition 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).

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Examples from the Web for toby

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
When my Uncle Toby took the fly and let him out, he did as men should to others who differ in opinion.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867.|Various
There was one more good-bye to be said, and that Toby dreaded more than all the others.
Toby Tyler|James Otis
And nobody has ever managed to locate it again, since that day so many years ago; is that what you mean, Toby?
The Boy Scouts in the Rockies|Herbert Carter
But now Uncle Toby took off the brakes and began to go into first speed, and slowly the car moved up the hill.
The Curlytops and Their Playmates|Howard R. Garis
Upon thus getting orders Lil Artha and Toby began to immediately make all the noise they could.
Storm-Bound|Alan Douglas

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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toby

noun, plural to·bies.

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Origin of toby

Definition for toby (2 of 2)

noun, plural To·bies for 3.

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British Dictionary definitions for toby

noun plural -bies