name
Meaning 1
A male given name from Hebrew.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
toby
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈtəʊbi/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US: /ˈtoʊbi/
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rhymes with -əʊbi
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CMU ARPABET: T OW1 B IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A female given name from Hebrew.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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name
Meaning 3
A surname originating as a patronymic.
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name
Meaning 4
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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noun
Meaning 5
A drinking mug, in the shape of a human head with a hat atop; a Toby jug.
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noun
Meaning 6
The valve that mediates the connection between a mains water-supply and a premises's own plumbing.
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Usage: New-Zealand, UK
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noun
Meaning 7
The road or highway.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dated, slang
Examples
- 1931, Eric Blair (the real name of George Orwell), "Hop-picking" in The New Statesman of 17th October 1931. It is no wonder that itinerant agricultural workers travel on the toby and sleep in casual wards between jobs.
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noun
Meaning 8
A kind of inferior cigar of a long slender shape, tapered at one end.
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Usage: US, dated, regional
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noun
Meaning 9
The Moorish idol, Zanclus cornutus
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noun
Meaning 10
Any of several species of pufferfish in the genus Canthigaster
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noun
Meaning 11
The superintendent of a street market.
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noun
Meaning 12
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: toby jug, toby fillpot jug
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Broader terms: mug
History
Etymology
The Middle English vernacular form of Tobias.
Borrowed from Shelta toba (“the road”).