toby

¹

[ toh-bee ]

noun

, plural to·bies.

1. Also Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
2. Older Slang. a long, slender, cheap cigar.

Toby

²

[ toh-bee ]

noun

, plural To·bies

1. a male given name, form of Tobias.
2. a female given name.
3. toby ( def 1 ).

toby

/ ˈtəʊbɪ /

noun

1. a water stopcock at the boundary of a street and house section

Word History and Origins

Origin of toby¹

First recorded in 1830–40; generic use of proper name, short for Tobias

Example Sentences

Writer Paul Lieberstein famously ended up as Toby on “The Office,” and Schur himself played the fan-favorite Mose.

From Washington Post

Unfortunately for Lohan, the next line delivered by Richard Schiff (Toby from The West Wing) was: “You have done a fantastic job!”

From The Daily Beast

Toby Lanzer, who heads UN humanitarian operations in South Sudan, has referred to the slaughter in Bentiu as a "game changer."

From The Daily Beast

The fashion photography duo talks to Toby Milstein about their latest projects and who they never want to photograph.

From The Daily Beast

(The choppy, inert 2000 TV movie with Toby Stephens, Mira Sorvino and Paul Rudd barely registered a blip).

From The Daily Beast

“This law is so absurd,” said Toby Hoover, director of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence.

From The Daily Beast

Toby acquiesced; and they hurried through the main street of the little town, which at that late hour was wholly deserted.

From Project Gutenberg

Here, said Toby, as the young Jew placed some fragments of food and a bottle upon the table, Success to the crack!

From Project Gutenberg

The old man had gained the street corner before he began to recover the effect of Toby Crackits intelligence.

From Project Gutenberg

She eyed his crafty face narrowly, as she inquired whether there was any news, and listened to his recital of Toby Crackits story.

From Project Gutenberg

Besides ourselves, theres not a creature in the house except Toby and the boys, and theyre safe enough.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• coffee cup
• jug