toby

toby

to·by

also To·by (tō′bē)n. pl. to·bies also To·bies A drinking mug, usually in the shape of a stout man wearing a large three-cornered hat.

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[After Toby, a nickname for Tobias.]

toby

(ˈtəʊbɪ) n, pl -bies (Civil Engineering) a water stopcock at the boundary of a street and house section

to•by

(ˈtoʊ bi)

n., pl. -bies. (often cap.) a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat. Also called to′by jug`.[1830–40; generic use of proper name, short for Tobias]

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toby - a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hattoby fillpot jug, toby jugmug - with handle and usually cylindrical