noun

toby

Toby jug

He collects antique toby jugs.

He collects antique toby jugs.

She poured the beer from a large toby.

She poured the beer from a large toby.

((a/the)) toby a pottery jug in the shape of a person He collects antique toby jugs.

Synonyms: Toby jug

Named after Toby Fillpot, a character in a popular 18th-century English song, 'The Brown Jug'.

Picture a jolly man named Toby holding a jug that looks just like him.

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