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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