ram-cat

noun

A tomcat.

First used 17th c.
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Meanings

nounram-cat (plural ram-cats)

plural ram-cats

  1. UKregionalA tomcat.First known use 17th c.

    Tom very gravely replied, that he did suppose the food was wholesome enough, for he had seen the skin and feet of a special ram-cat, new flea'd, hanging upon the door of a small pantry adjoining to the kitchen.

    1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC
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APA

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