Definition of Toby jug in English:

Toby jug

nounˈtəʊbi dʒʌɡˈtoʊbi ˌdʒəɡ

British

A beer jug or mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
Example sentencesExamples
- Too much Affordably Good Design made me want to go straight to a novelty shop in Devizes to buy a toby jug of a grinning trawlerman's head sporting a yellow sou'wester.
- Jonathon Horne, a ceramics specialist, said: ‘You will pay between £700 and £1, 500 for a nice 18th century toby jug now.'
- It's like having to report the theft of one's collection of toby jugs.
- For them, he was just an honoured toby jug, like Sun Yat Sen.

Origin

Mid 19th century: pet form of the given name Tobias, and said to come from an 18th-century poem about Toby Philpot (with a pun on fill pot), a soldier who liked to drink.

Definition of Toby jug in US English:

Toby jug

(also toby jug)

nounˈtoʊbi ˌdʒəɡˈtōbē ˌjəɡ

British

A beer jug or mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
Example sentencesExamples
- For them, he was just an honoured toby jug, like Sun Yat Sen.
- Too much Affordably Good Design made me want to go straight to a novelty shop in Devizes to buy a toby jug of a grinning trawlerman's head sporting a yellow sou'wester.
- Jonathon Horne, a ceramics specialist, said: ‘You will pay between £700 and £1, 500 for a nice 18th century toby jug now.'
- It's like having to report the theft of one's collection of toby jugs.

Origin

Mid 19th century: pet form of the given name Tobias, and said to come from an 18th-century poem about Toby Philpot (with a pun on fill pot), a soldier who liked to drink.

单词	Toby jug
释义	Definition of Toby jug in English: Toby jug nounˈtəʊbi dʒʌɡˈtoʊbi ˌdʒəɡ British A beer jug or mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat. Example sentencesExamples Too much Affordably Good Design made me want to go straight to a novelty shop in Devizes to buy a toby jug of a grinning trawlerman's head sporting a yellow sou'wester. Jonathon Horne, a ceramics specialist, said: ‘You will pay between £700 and £1, 500 for a nice 18th century toby jug now.' It's like having to report the theft of one's collection of toby jugs. For them, he was just an honoured toby jug, like Sun Yat Sen. Origin Mid 19th century: pet form of the given name Tobias, and said to come from an 18th-century poem about Toby Philpot (with a pun on fill pot), a soldier who liked to drink. Definition of Toby jug in US English: Toby jug (also toby jug) nounˈtoʊbi ˌdʒəɡˈtōbē ˌjəɡ British A beer jug or mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat. Example sentencesExamples For them, he was just an honoured toby jug, like Sun Yat Sen. Too much Affordably Good Design made me want to go straight to a novelty shop in Devizes to buy a toby jug of a grinning trawlerman's head sporting a yellow sou'wester. Jonathon Horne, a ceramics specialist, said: ‘You will pay between £700 and £1, 500 for a nice 18th century toby jug now.' It's like having to report the theft of one's collection of toby jugs. Origin Mid 19th century: pet form of the given name Tobias, and said to come from an 18th-century poem about Toby Philpot (with a pun on fill pot), a soldier who liked to drink.
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