Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tobyman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
to-by-man
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A highway robber.

Obsolete; Slang

Etymology

toby + -man, from toby (“road or highway”).

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Questions

What does tobyman mean?
A highway robber.
Where does tobyman come from?
toby + -man, from toby (“road or highway”).

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