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
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
