Tom Tug

noun

A waterman.

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Meanings

nounTom Tug (plural Tom Tugs)

plural Tom Tugs

  1. obsoleteslangA waterman.

    Tom Tugs were to the men of Hoccleve's time what Hansom cabmen are to modern Londoners.

    1883, Cassell's Library of English Literature, page 60

Origin

From a stage play.

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APA

Tom Tug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tom%20Tug

MLA

“Tom Tug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tom%20Tug. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tom Tug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tom%20Tug.

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