toby
IPA: tˈoʊbi
noun
- A drinking mug, in the shape of a human head with a hat atop; a Toby jug.
- (Britain, New Zealand) The valve that mediates the connection between a mains water-supply and a premises's own plumbing.
- (UK, dated, slang) 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
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- (rare) A female given name from Hebrew.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- (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.
- The superintendent of a street market.
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Examples of "toby" in Sentences
- Toby and the Secrets of the Tree.
- But this is not going to affect Toby 'at all'.
- Stella and Toby recount the events of the evening.
- Eventually he gets in, and learns of Toby's bereavement.
- The flight attendant sees Toby. The flight attendant sees Toby.
- Toby continues to chafe under the yoke of his repressive stepfather.
- There is not much difference between the public Toby and the private Toby.
- Toby Hadoke also won 'Best Off Stage Contribution' at the 2008 Chortle Awards.
- Carmen and Toby don't go to the party and Carmen and Toby remain best friends.