Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A drinking mug, usually in the shape of a stout man wearing a large three-cornered hat.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A kind of cheap cigar.
- n. A small jug usually representing in its form a stout old man with a three-cornered hat, the angles of which form spouts for pouring out the liquor contained in the vessel: it is frequently used as a mug.
Wiktionary
- n. A drinking mug, in the shape of a human head with a hat atop.
- n. UK (New Zealand) The valve that mediates the connection between a mains water-supply and a premises's own plumbing.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A small jug, pitcher, or mug, generally used for ale, shaped somewhat like a stout man, with a cocked hat forming the brim.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
Etymologies
- After Toby, a nickname for Tobias. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Toby [The highway] or not toby, that is the question.”
“Okay, finally time to knock off work, go home, and relax ... toby says:”
“What they do question is your facile Sunday school narrative. toby Says:”
“Write to Toby Anderson at toby.anderson @dowjones.com”
“I think most folks ascribe this narrative to foreign policy tendencies, but I think it gets reinforced by obstructionism. toby says:”
“So the politics don't get in the way of justice and law enforcement. toby hill”
“Hence joe, ed and toby get ignored becasue the TSA doesnt have enough screeners to check male passengers.”
“He calls the terrorist pals, joe, ed, and toby, and tells them when to go board the plane.”
“Bob, Teabaggers Are Terrorists, wurst says: yeah PD, when toby fricken keith wants to put his boot up yer ass, you have problems with the teabaggers.”
Think Progress » Republicans try to claim that March’s job growth was ‘mostly’ from the Census.
“Michael Ejercito says: toby: There seems to be a covert effort to make Jim Crow “another failed government program”.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Bruce Bartlett’s Attack on Libertarianism
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘toby’.
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buttocks
words for buttocks and anything
to do with buttockshiney, heiney, nates, hindquarters, bum, backside, behind, bottom, breech, bunny, butt, can and 160 more...
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Containers
Stuff that holds other stuff.
cardboard box, jar, filing cabinet, safe deposit box, cupboard, wardrobe, jewel case, briefcase, locker, canopic jar, chest of drawers, paper sack and 208 more...
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Scrabble Names
Given names that were acceptable for play the last time I checked the OWL.
kris, ray, barb, morris, kat, mark, maria, erica, marge, mason, hunter, hazel and 168 more...
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rivets's Words
epopt, bifurcated, ptilota, serendipity, philprogenitive, cardoon, scorzonera, salsify, valetudinarianism, capercailie, hornpipe, strathspey and 52 more...
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mojo
mojo, hoodoo, rootwork, goofer dust, hot foot powder, black cat bone, john the conqueror, rabbit's foot, jinx, nation sack, toby, lodestone and 12 more...
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My Cup Runneth Over
Drinking vessels.
cup, teacup, sippy cup, paper cup, beaker, glass, drinking glass, filigree-glass, wineglass, shot glass, tumbler, deepsinker and 50 more...
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Pet Names
I don't like pets, but these are typical names for them.
No me gustan las mascotas, pero éstos son los nombres tÃpicos de ellos.
Tweets
Looking for tweets for toby.
yarb Toby or not toby... Nov 29, 2010
yarb I made the same comparison in a high-school essay and have ocasionally pondered it since, but your guess is as good as mine.
From wikipedia: "Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning is the most high-profile collector of toby jugs, with his collection said to be the largest in North America." Nov 29, 2010
ruzuzu Does anyone know how long the definition of toby as a drinking mug has been around? It makes me wonder about Twelfth Night's Sir Toby Belch. Nov 29, 2010