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tom1 n (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a. the male of various animals, esp the cat b. (as modifier) a tom turkey c. (in combination) a tomcat [special use of the shortened form of Thomas, applied to any male, often implying a common or ordinary type of person, etc.] tom2 n
Austral and NZ a temporary supporting post [from a specialized use of tom1] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations Tom n dim of Thomas any Tom, Dick or Harry (inf) → jeder x-Beliebige; you don’t have to invite every Tom, Dick and Harry (inf) → du brauchst ja nicht gerade Hinz und Kunz einzuladen (inf); it’s not every Tom, Dick and Harry who can afford this → nicht jeder kann sich (dat) → so was leisten tom n (= cat) → Kater m tom: Tom Thumb n → der Däumling tomtit n → (Blau)meise f tom-tom n → Tamtam nt How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| If any bagman of that day could have caught sight of the little neck-or-nothing sort of gig, with a clay- coloured body and red wheels, and the vixenish, ill tempered, fast-going bay mare, that looked like a cross between a butcher's horse and a twopenny post-office pony, he would have known at once, that this traveller could have been no other than Tom Smart, of the great house of Bilson and Slum, Cateaton Street, City. The baby Tom would claw anybody who came within reach of his nails, and pound anybody he could reach with his rattle. Tom was by way of being the strong, silent man with a career to think of and no time for bothering about girls, but he saw that. |
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