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Revision as of 21:07, 19 June 2008

English

Etymology

From a story by an anonymous author published in 1760 called The Life and Adventures of a Cat in which the male cat, then known as a ram cat, was called Tom. (Reference: Desmond Morris, Catwatching.)

Noun

tomcat (plural tomcats)

  1. A tom, a male cat.

Translations

See under tom.