toby
noun
Also Toby jug a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
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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
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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
Then when he found the bank-notes and the Buddha and the toby jug with the unnumbered clippings belonging to them, he got almost as excited as I was.
From The Road to Understanding by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
In fact, every kind of a toby is represented, except a dry one.
From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Mary H. Northend
A supposed example of the last named is included in the Page collection at Lynn, and is known as the Napoleon toby.
From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Mary H. Northend
Manchester United are open to selling 22-year-old Czech goalkeeper Radek Vitek and English defender Harry Amass, 19, while English midfielders Toby Collyer, 22, and Dan Gore, 21, are also surplus to requirements.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 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
The unnamed buyer requested that Toby and I bring them to his home nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
"The study rewrites the timeline for the koala's genetic history in Australia," says PhD student Toby Kovacs, who led the research.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Because,” Toby began, tired of this weird kid and his malevolent presence.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
A Dialogue or rather a Parly between Prince Rupert’s Dogge whose name is Puddle, and Tobies Dog whose name is Pepper, &c.
From The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress by Mason Jackson
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
Tobies show considerable variety in modeling and decoration.
From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Mary H. Northend
One of the rarest Tobies; English Toby, very old; very old Toby showing Cocked Hat LVII.
From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Mary H. Northend
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
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
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
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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