tomcat
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[edit] 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.)
[edit] Noun
tomcat (plural tomcats)
[edit] Translations
tom — see tom
[edit] Verb
tomcat (third-person singular simple present tomcats, present participle tomcatting, simple past and past participle tomcatted)
- To prowl for sexual gratification.