About The Word Tom
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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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