"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 Categories (other): Tobacco Disambiguation of Tobacco: 21 18 17 21 17 5
  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, Tobacco Disambiguation of Tobacco: 21 18 17 21 17 5
  3. (UK, dated, slang) The road or highway. Tags: UK, dated, slang
    Sense id: en-toby-en-noun-r1KHsIfn Categories (other): British English, Roads, Tobacco Disambiguation of Roads: 11 8 46 11 17 8 Disambiguation of Tobacco: 21 18 17 21 17 5
  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, Tobacco Disambiguation of Tobacco: 21 18 17 21 17 5
  5. The Moorish idol, Zanclus cornutus
    Sense id: en-toby-en-noun-2SrhExsC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Acanthuroid fish, Food and drink containers, Tetraodontiforms, Tobacco Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 13 10 6 41 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 14 6 5 44 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 13 3 3 48 9 Disambiguation of Acanthuroid fish: 7 4 2 1 82 4 Disambiguation of Food and drink containers: 25 12 5 3 48 8 Disambiguation of Tetraodontiforms: 22 13 5 3 52 7 Disambiguation of Tobacco: 21 18 17 21 17 5
  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, tobyman, toby rib

Inflected forms

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