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==English== |
==English== |
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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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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''.) |
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''.) |
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===Noun=== |
===Noun=== |
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#A [[tom]], a male [[cat]]. |
# A [[tom]], a male [[cat]]. |
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====Translations==== |
====Translations==== |
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:''See under'' [[tom]]. |
:''See under'' [[tom]]. |
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===Verb=== |
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{{en-verb|tomcatt|ed}} |
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[[io:tomcat]] |
[[io:tomcat]] |
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Revision as of 08:04, 15 July 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.) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cleanup" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
Noun
tomcat (plural tomcats)
Translations
- See under tom.
Verb
tomcat (third-person singular simple present tomcatt, present participle ed, simple past and past participle tomcated)
- (deprecated template usage) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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