Meaning & use
Toby
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A drinking mug or jug shaped like a stout seated man wearing a tricorn hat.
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The antique shop displayed a row of ceramic toby jugs on the shelf.
Her grandfather collected tobies from pubs across England.
A note on using this word
Believed to be named after a character from an old drinking song, "Toby Philpot," a jolly fellow fond of ale.
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