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Definitions for: Tom
[n] male turkey
[n] male cat
[n] contemptuous name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.]
Synonyms: gobbler, tom turkey, tomcat, turkey cock, Uncle Tom
See Also: Black, black person, blackamoor, comb, domestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, gib, house cat, Meleagris gallopavo, Negro, Negroid, turkey
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