Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toby mush

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: to-by -mush
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An assistant to a Toby on a street market.

British usage

Example Sentences

"He has a 'Toby mush' or assistant who collects tolls for the Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough (District) Council who control the general market, also called the pannier market, which I understand is a profitable business."
"According to market mythology, the Toby Mush who went from stall to stall in policeman's boots, with a clinking leather rent-collector's bag on his shoulder, deciding who got to stand where at Stockport, was afflicted with a blind eye and a bent right arm, so many backhanders did he take possession of on market days."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

Toby mushes (plural)

Questions

What does toby mush mean?: An assistant to a Toby on a street market.

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