"toby" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tobies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} toby (plural tobies)
  1. A drinking mug, in the shape of a human head with a hat atop; a Toby jug.
    Sense id: en-toby-en-noun-3aITv7bK
  2. (British, New Zealand) The valve that mediates the connection between a mains water-supply and a premises's own plumbing. Tags: British, New-Zealand
    Sense id: en-toby-en-noun-OL6bk-JB Categories (other): British English, New Zealand English
  3. (UK, dated, slang) The road or highway. Tags: UK, dated, slang Categories (topical): Roads
    Sense id: en-toby-en-noun-r1KHsIfn Disambiguation of Roads: 7 9 66 8 7 3 Categories (other): British English
  4. (US, dated, regional) A kind of inferior cigar of a long slender shape, tapered at one end. Tags: US, dated, regional
    Sense id: en-toby-en-noun-5sIlr7Ha Categories (other): American English, Regional English
  5. The Moorish idol, Zanclus cornutus Categories (topical): Vessels Categories (lifeform): Acanthuroid fish, Tetraodontiforms, Tobacco
    Sense id: en-toby-en-noun-2SrhExsC Disambiguation of Vessels: 25 12 10 9 35 9 Disambiguation of Acanthuroid fish: 21 12 3 4 51 9 Disambiguation of Tetraodontiforms: 21 12 3 3 51 9 Disambiguation of Tobacco: 19 10 7 16 35 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 13 8 6 42 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 13 5 4 46 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 13 3 3 48 9
  6. Any of several species of pufferfish in the genus Canthigaster
    Sense id: en-toby-en-noun-iTTU2c2g
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: high toby, toby box, toby rib

Inflected forms

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