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
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
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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.
Toby
The superintendent of a street market.
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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
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
