Toby mush
Toby mush noun: an assistant to a Toby on a street market.
Noun
Toby mush (plural Toby mushes)
- An assistant to a Toby on a street market.
- 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.1994, George Evans, Shropshire's Wonderful Markets, →ISBN, page 85
- 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...2010, Howard Jacobson, The Mighty Walzer, →ISBN, page 82
Forms of Toby mush
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Questions about Toby mush
- What does Toby mush mean?
- Toby mush means an assistant to a Toby on a street market.
- What part of speech is Toby mush?
- Toby mush is a noun.
- What is the plural of Toby mush?
- The plural of Toby mush is Toby mushes.
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