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- proper noun A male
given name , the Englishvernacular form ofTobias . - noun The
superintendent of a street market.
Etymologies
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Examples
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[Illustration: TOBY HIDES THE MONEY.] "Dar now," said Toby, loud enough to be overheard by the man who was crouching in the bushes not more than twenty yards away.
True To His Colors Harry Castlemon 1878
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She's not crazy about the arranged match with her cousin Toby - though it will neatly tie the family fortune she's due to inherit upon her heirless father's eventual death with the title Toby himself will gain - and she's been in love with Antonia's brother Severus Granville, Earl of Swithland for years.
Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary 2009
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More exciting, the Waller family of Virginia did own a crippled slave (recall the scene where "Toby" is maimed for his escape attempt), but it was not Toby.
Archive 2005-06-01 2005
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When an old faerie friend, Evening Winterrose, puts a binding on Toby to find the person who killed Evening, Toby is forced to dive headfirst back into the politics and machinations of the faerie realm and the responsibilities of being a knight of the realm, whether she likes it or not.
Rosemary and Rue: A Knight in Shining…Satin? « A Working Title 2009
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While Toby is smart and cunning she still seems to have what psychologists would call a flat affect, although perhaps that might be expected from the psychological impact of a highly fatal pandemic.
Book Review: The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood « A Progressive on the Prairie 2009
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Uncle Toby from the Gilberts to New Guinea, and trying to find my longitude.
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Ronald Toby is a professor of East Asian languages and culture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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When an old faerie friend, Evening Winterrose, puts a binding on Toby to find the person who killed Evening, Toby is forced to dive headfirst back into the politics and machinations of the faerie realm and the responsibilities of being a knight of the realm, whether she likes it or not.
Rosemary and Rue: A Knight in Shining…Satin? « A Working Title 2009
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Ronald Toby is a professor of East Asian languages and culture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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While Toby is smart and cunning she still seems to have what psychologists would call a flat affect, although perhaps that might be expected from the psychological impact of a highly fatal pandemic.
A Progressive on the Prairie » Book Review: The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood » Print 2009
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