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
The toby is now a queer game; to rob on the highway is now a bad mode of acting.
From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
The coloring of the old toby is principally yellow, while the young toby is a combination of brown and yellow.
From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Mary H. Northend
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 Fergus Hume
In the men's draw, Jacob Fearnley and Toby Samuel lost in the second round, while Cameron Norrie, Arthur Fery, Harry Wendelken and Jan Choinski exited in the first round.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
British qualifier Toby Samuel broke more new ground with a dominant victory over Tomas Machac on his US Open main-draw debut.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
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
Toby Keith, who lives at the North Hollywood location, said that “it’s not the greatest quality of food” and that a few times he’s found mold in his sandwich bread.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Toby had put parentheses after exponents when explaining PEMDAS, even though the order was literally parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
Tobies show considerable variety in modeling and decoration.
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
Somewhat reluctantly, Toni left her husband and returned to the dining-room, where the Tobies anxiously awaited her coming.
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
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
English tobies are sometimes classified as young and old tobies.
From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Mary H. Northend
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
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
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
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