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toby jug

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toby jug (tō`bē), small pottery pitcher or mug modeled in the form of a jolly, stout man wearing a cocked hat, a corner of which serves as pourer. The jug is also called fillpot, both names taken from Toby Fillpot, inebriate character in the 18th-century song Little Brown Jug. Popular in England and America of that day, the toby jug has become a collector's piece.


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His ride on Toby Jug at Wincanton last Sunday more than paid for the book.
One potential National contender put his cards on the table at Wincanton yesterday, when Toby Jug defied top weight in the Desert Orchid Chase.
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