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From Tom + cat, popularised by The Life and Adventures of a Cat (1760), by an anonymous author, in which the male cat was called Tom.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
tomcat
Today it means: A tom (male cat). Full definition →
Today it means: A tom (male cat). Full definition →
From Tom + cat, popularised by The Life and Adventures of a Cat (1760), by an anonymous author, in which the male cat was called Tom.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.