tomcat

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[edit] English

[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.)

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Particularly: “cleanup”

[edit] Noun

Singular
tomcat

Plural
tomcats

tomcat (plural tomcats)

  1. A tom, a male cat.

[edit] Translations

See under tom.

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to tomcat

Third person singular
tomcats

Simple past
tomcatted

Past participle
tomcatted

Present participle
tomcatting

to tomcat (third-person singular simple present tomcats, present participle tomcatting, simple past and past participle tomcatted)

  1. To prowl for sexual gratification.

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