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toby jug
toby jug n a beer mug or jug typically in the form of a stout seated man wearing a three-cornered hat and smoking a pipe. Also called: toby [C19: from the familiar form of the Christian name Tobias]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  toby jug - a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hattoby, toby fillpot jugmug - with handle and usually cylindrical |
Translationstoby jug
toby jug (tō`bē), small pottery pitcher or mug modeled in the form of a jolly, stout man wearing a cocked hat, a corner of which serves as pourer. The jug is also called fillpot, both names taken from Toby Fillpot, inebriate character in the 18th-century song Little Brown Jug. Popular in England and America of that day, the toby jug has become a collector's piece.toby jug
Synonyms for toby jugnoun a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hatSynonymsRelated Words |