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toby

1 American  
[toh-bee] / ˈtoʊ bi /

noun

plural

tobies

  1. Also Toby jug a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.

  2. Older Slang. a long, slender, cheap cigar.

Toby 2 American  
[toh-bee] / ˈtoʊ bi /

noun

plural

Tobies

  1. a male given name, form of Tobias.

  2. a female given name.

  3. toby.

toby British  
/ ˈtəʊbɪ /

noun

  1. a water stopcock at the boundary of a street and house section

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Etymology

Origin of toby

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

Example Sentences

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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

We may also compare toby jug and demi-john.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

She wore a plainly-made green dress, with a toby frill; and a large silver cross dangled on her flat bosom.

From The Silent House by Hume, Fergus

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 Northend, Mary H.

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