• Toby

    Full definition of toby

    Noun

    toby

    (plural tobies)
    1. A drinking mug, in the shape of a human head with a hat atop.
    2. (British, New Zealand) The valve that mediates the connection between a mains water-supply and a premises's own plumbing.
    3. The road or highway
      • 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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