Tobe
//təʊb// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A cotton garment worn in parts of northern Africa.
"It consists, for men and women alike, of a ‘tobe,’ or straight piece of cotton cloth (printed, or white with a crimson border), two breadths wide, and some twelve feet long, draped in graceful folds about the body, and fastened on the left shoulder."
Proper Noun
- 1 A male given name, diminutive of Toby.
Example
More examples"It consists, for men and women alike, of a ‘tobe,’ or straight piece of cotton cloth (printed, or white with a crimson border), two breadths wide, and some twelve feet long, draped in graceful folds about the body, and fastened on the left shoulder."
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