toby
pronunciation
How to pronounce toby in British English:
UK [ˈtəubi]
How to pronounce toby in American English:
US [ˈtobi]
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- Noun:
- a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
Word Origin
- Toby
- familiar form of masc. proper name Tobias, in various colloquial usages, such as "jug" (1840), "drinking mug in the form of a stout old man;" as a type of collar (1882) it refers to that worn by the dog Toby in 19c. Punch and Judy shows. Also in Toby show (by 1942, American English) "comedy act based on the stock character of a boisterous, blundering yokel."
Example
- 1. Toby , can I sleep with you ?
- 2. And how are you , toby ?
- 3. He was once a toby of yours , wasn 't he !
- 4. They now live in new milford , connecticut , with their parents , sister abby and dog toby .
- 5. I thought of matthew 's mangled words , toby 's pocked cheeks , and the hungry people in the breadline waiting for loaves like soft round wishes .