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TOBY
toby, toby jug, toby fillpot jug
(noun) a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
toby (plural tobies)
A drinking mug, in the shape of a human head with a hat atop.
(British, New Zealand) The valve that mediates the connection between a mains water-supply and a premises's own plumbing.
The road or highway.
(US, dated, regional) A kind of inferior cigar of a long slender shape, tapered at one end.
The Moorish idol, Zanclus cornutus
Any of several species of pufferfish in the genus Canthigaster
Anagrams
• Boyt
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Toby (plural Tobys)
A male given name from Hebrew.
(rare) A female given name from Hebrew.
A patronymic surname.
(chiefly UK) in the traditional Punch and Judy show the showman's (live) dog trained to take part in the puppet show and to carry a bag around the audience soliciting donations.
Etymology 2
Noun
Toby
The superintendent of a street market.
Anagrams
• Boyt
Source: Wiktionary
To"by, n.; pl. -bies (#). [Perh. from the proper name.]
Definition: A small jug, pitcher, or mug, generally used for ale, shaped somewhat like a stout man, with a cocked hat forming the brim.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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