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Definition: Toby |
TobyNoun1. A drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Toby" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "the four letters", "be", "become". |
Date "toby" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1600. (references) |
Note: Toby \To"by\, noun; plural -bies. [Perh. from the proper name.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: TobySynonyms: toby fillpot jug (n), toby jug (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Receptacle | Bail, beaker, billy, canakin; catch basin, catch drain; chatti, lota, mussuk, schooner, spider, terrine, toby, urceus. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Toby |
| English words defined with "toby": toby fillpot jug, toby jug. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "toby": Crack a Bottle ♦ Doctor Slop, Dorchester ♦ GALLOPER ♦ Olivia ♦ Penthesile'a ♦ We Three. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "toby": Tobie. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Thank you, Toby, I'm only interested in the original. (Smiley's People; writing credit: John Hopkins; John Le Carré) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Toby (1968) Or Ten Weeks with a Circus Toby Tyler (1960) Toby Tortoise Returns (1936) Falling for Toby (2001) Adiós Adiós Toby (1995) | |
Song Titles | My Angel Baby (performing artist: Toby Beau) I WANNA TALK ABOUT ME (performing artist: TOBY KEITH) I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight (performing artist: Toby Keith) You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This (performing artist: Toby Keith) Country Comes To Town (performing artist: Toby Ketih) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Now poor old Toby knows the worst,... / [John Collier]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | A Consultation of Doctors on the case of Sr. Toby Bumper!! / Woodward del. Cruikshank sp. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Toby Tyler leading monkeys to horse and wagons. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Farm landscape near Toby, Pennsylvania. Farming and mining are intermingled in this valley. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Portrait of Leo Coleman, as Toby in The Medium (?). Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "Toby" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 92.97% of the time. "Toby" is used about 327 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 92.97% | 304 | 16,610 |
| Noun (singular) | 6.12% | 20 | 78,262 |
| Noun (common) | 0.92% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 327 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "toby" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Toby | First name Female | 4,000 | 1,545 |
| Toby | First name Male | 19,000 | 483 |
| Toby | Last name | 300 | 23,339 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| "Toby" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "the four letters", "be", "become". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "Toby." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Tobiah | Male | Biblical | Yahweh |
| Tobias | Male | Biblical | Tobiah |
| Tobin | Male | English | Tobias |
| Toby | Male, Female | English | Tobias |
| Topi | Male | Finnish | Tobias |
| Yahweh | Male | Theology | N/A |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "toby": toby collar ♦ toby fillpot jug ♦ toby jug ♦ toby mug. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
toby keith | 5,968 | toby jug | 49 |
lang toby | 758 | toby keith concert ticket | 48 |
toby mac | 415 | keith toby unleashed | 45 |
kieth toby | 411 | toby keith song | 43 |
keith lyrics toby | 305 | beer horse keith toby | 40 |
toby | 266 | toby keith guitar tab | 40 |
beer horse keith lyrics toby | 209 | toby keith video | 39 |
chick dixie keith toby | 157 | keith photo toby | 36 |
toby keith concert | 114 | toby keith concert schedule | 35 |
mcguire toby | 105 | ryan toby | 33 |
keith nelson toby willie | 94 | keith lyrics song toby | 32 |
keith picture toby | 92 | toby mug | 32 |
keith maines natalie toby | 77 | biography keith toby | 32 |
keith.com toby | 75 | toby keith tour | 28 |
toby stephens | 67 | keth toby | 25 |
toby keith tab | 64 | toby keith concert date | 23 |
toby keith ticket | 61 | mac picture toby | 22 |
club fan keith toby | 60 | toby keith mp3 | 22 |
lyrics mac toby | 57 | chick dixie keith toby vs | 22 |
toby maguire | 50 | toby keith music | 20 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "toby"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | kanë në formë njeriu. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | широка обърната плисирана яка (toby collar). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | είδοσ κανάτασ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | tóbiás. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | robbee muinneel (toby-frill). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | obytay colarinho largo e alto (toby collar). (various references) пивная кружка. (various references) ölkrus (toby jug). (various references) adam şeklinde bira bardağı (toby jug, toby mug). (various references) bình đựng bia hình con lật đật. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Zechariah Chapter 6, Verse 14 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | O de stefanoV estai toiV upomenousin kai toiV crhsimoiV authV kai toiV epegnwkosin authn kai eiV carita uiou sofoniou kai eiV yalmon en oikw kuriou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et coronae erunt Helem et Tobiae et Idaiae et Hen filio Sofoniae memoriale in templo Domini |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And crownys shuln be to Helem, and Toby, and Ydaie, and Hen, the sone of Sophonye, a memorial in temple of the Lord. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the crown will be for grace to Heldai and Tobijah and Jedaiah and the son of Zephaniah, to keep their memory living in the house of the Lord. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Zechariah Chapter 6, Verse 14 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang mga purongpurong ipahaluna kang Helem, ug kang Tobias, ug kang Jedaia, ug kang Hen ang anak nga lalake ni Sofonia, ingon nga usa ka handumanan sa templo ni Jehova. |
| Croatian | A kruna neka ostane u Jahvinu Svetištu za spomen Heldaju, Tobiji, Jedaji i Jošiji, sinu Sefanijinu. |
| Danish | Men Kronen skal blive i HERRENs Helligdom til Minde om Heldaj, Tobija, Jedaja og Hen, Zefanjas Søn. |
| Dutch | En die kronen zullen wezen voor Chelem, en voor Tobia, en voor Jedaja, en voor Chen, den zoon van Zefanja, tot een gedachtenis in den tempel des HEEREN. |
| Finnish | Ja kruunu on oleva muistona Herran temppelissä Helemistä ja Tobiasta ja Jedajasta ja Sefanjan pojan suosiollisuudesta. |
| French | Les couronnes seront pour Hélem, Tobija et Jedaeja, et pour Hen, fils de Sophonie, un souvenir dans le temple de l`Éternel. |
| German | Und die Kronen sollen dem Helem, Tobia, Jedaja und der Freundlichkeit des Sohnes Zephanjas zum Gedächtnis sein im Tempel des HERRN. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Mahkota itu disimpan di Rumah-Ku untuk memperingati Heldai, Tobia, Yedaya, dan Yosia. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka makota-makota ini adalah bagi Khelim dan Tobia dan Khen bin Zefanya akan tanda peringatan di dalam kaabah Tuhan. |
| Italian | La corona per Cheld i, Tobia, Iedai e Giosia, figlio di Sofonìa, rester di ricordo nel tempio del Signore. |
| Maori | Ka ai hoki nga karauna hei whakamahara ki a Hereme ratou ko Topia, ko Ieraia, ko Hene tama a Tepania, i roto i te temepara o Ihowa. |
| Norwegian | Og kronene skal være til et minne i Herrens tempel om Helem og Tobia og Jedaja og Hen, Sefanias sønn. |
| Portuguese | Essas coroas servirão a Helem, e a Tobias, e a Jedaías, e a Hem, filho de Sofonias, de memorial no templo do Senhor. |
| Rumanian | Cununa va fi pentru Helem, Tobia wi Iedaia, wi pentru Hen, fiul lui Yefania, ca o aducere aminte kn Templul Domnului. |
| Spanish | Heldai, Tobías, Jedaías y el hijo de Sofonías tendrán coronas para gracia y memorial en el templo de Jehovah. |
| Swedish | Men kronorna skola förvaras i HERRENS tempel, till en åminnelse av Helem, Tobia och Jedaja och Hen, Sefanjas son. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"Toby" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Oby, tiby, tobay, Tobbi, tobby, Tobgyal, tobi, Tobien, tobys, Toey, Torbsy, Torby, tovy, Tubey, Zogby. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "toby" (pronounced tō"bē) |
| 3 | -ō" b ē | Adobe, Doby. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-o-t-y" | |
-1 letter: bot, boy, toy, yob. | |
-2 letters: bo, by, oy, to, yo. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-o-t-y" | |
+1 letter: booty, borty, bothy, outby. | |
+2 letters: batboy, betony, blotty, botany, botchy, botfly, bounty, brothy, buyout, outbuy, outbye, potboy, tomboy. | |
+3 letters: abbotcy, attaboy, batboys, bayonet, bigotry, biotype, blotchy, bobstay, bootery, boycott, buoyant, buttony, buyouts, eyebolt, flyboat, footboy, hautboy, notably, obesity, outbuys, postboy, potboys, probity, robotry, symbiot, tallboy, tomboys. | |
+4 letters: antibody, barytone, bayonets, biolytic, biometry, biotypes, biotypic, bistoury, boatyard, bobstays, bodysuit, botchery, botchily, botryoid, botryose, botrytis, bottomry, bovinity, boycotts, butyrous, corybant, eyebolts, flyboats, footboys, hautboys, hobbyist, kilobyte, layabout, lobately, lobbyist, lobotomy, mobility, myoblast, nobility, obituary, oblately, oblatory, obtusely, obtusity, outbully, portably, postboys, potbelly, quotably, robustly, slyboots, sobriety, sortably, symbiont, symbiote, symbiots, tabooley, tallboys, teenybop. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 6F 62 79 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)- --- -... -.--. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01101111 01100010 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T o b y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 006F 0062 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)54816891 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Names: Frequency 10. Names: Derived from 11. Expressions 12. Expressions: Internet | 13. Translations: Modern 14. Bible Trace 15. Derivations 16. Rhymes | 17. Anagrams 18. Orthography 19. Bibliography |
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