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The principal garment is the Soudanic cotton frock, smock-frock, or blouse, sometimes called tobe, with short and wide open sleeves, and wide body reaching below the knee.

Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846 James Richardson 1828

a nightgown of long-cloth, and wide, short drawers; the whole is covered with a sleeveless _abá_, or burnous, and sometimes with a half-sleeved caftan -- here termed 'tobe' -- garnished with a huge breast-pocket.

To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I Richard Francis Burton 1855

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Then he wrapped his 'tobe' or blanket around his left hand and arm.

In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country John T. McCutcheon 1909

Thus when the popular "tobe" was attempted to be banned in favour of Arabic Muslim dress, the women protested vigorously, and the voluminous, colourful tobe remains, a staple of Sudanese cultural expression; although young women often prefer more Western clothing, imported mainly from China, Egypt and India, and ground-length denim skirts are very popular, despite the fierce heat.

Australian Islamist Monitor 2009

She had been one of a group of friends - Muslim and non-Muslim - sprung by the Sudanese police in a restaurant after closing time, smoking shisha and wearing trousers and a kaftan top, rather than the traditional "tobe" (a wraparound cloth similar to the sari but worn in a less structured, yet more concealing, manner) or the fashionable long, close-fitting skirt and top which young Sudanese women favour and which reveal their rather robust curves delightfully but conform - just - to the current "modesty" requirements imposed under the 1991 Criminal Code.

Australian Islamist Monitor 2009

A dress pattern of cotton cloth, seven ells, called a "tobe," is a unit of monetary reference through the Sudan. [

Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals William Graham Sumner 1875

A cop killer bullet used tobe defined as any armor piercing bullet and especially any of the Nyclad (teflon coated hardened core) bullets available only to law enforcement.

Obama Administration Looks To Reinstate Assault-Weapons Ban 2009

A cop killer bullet used tobe defined as any armor piercing bullet and especially any of the Nyclad (teflon coated hardened core) bullets available only to law enforcement.

Obama Administration Looks To Reinstate Assault-Weapons Ban 2009

A verbatim tweet on the Bulls-Celts from TNT's Kenny Smith: GM 7 is like being ina alley with your friends and youre about tobe attacked.

Kentucky Derby caller fails to keep his eye on longshot Bird 2009