Tobolsk, a town and government (1,313), of W. Siberia, picturesquely planted at the confluence of the Irtish and Tobol, 2000 m. E. of St. Petersburg; has a cathedral, barracks, theatre, prison for Siberian slaves, &c.
Population (circa 1900) given as 20,000.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Tobit, The Book of * Toby, Uncle