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Tom

Tom Meaning & Definition
Tom Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tom?

[n] male turkey
[n] male cat
[n] contemptuous name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tom: gobbler | tom turkey | tomcat | turkey cock | Uncle Tom

Related Terms | Find terms related to Tom:

See Also | Black | black person | blackamoor | comb | domestic cat | Felis catus | Felis domesticus | gib | house cat | Meleagris gallopavo | Negro | Negroid | turkey

Tom In Webster's Dictionary

\Tom\, n. 1. A familiar contraction of {Thomas}, a proper name of a man. 2. The male of certain animals; -- often used adjectively or in composition; as, tom turkey, tomcat, etc.
\Tom\, n. The knave of trumps at gleek. [Obs.]

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