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Definition of Tabby cat
1. Noun. A cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tabby Cat
Literary usage of Tabby cat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"[Abbr. of tabby-cat.] 1. A tabby-eat, (o) A brindled cat, gray, streaked or
otherwise marked with black or yellow. The wild original of the domestic cat is ..."
2. A Glossary of Words Used in East Anglia: Founded on that of Forby : with by Walter Rye, Robert Forby (1895)
"*Cutting-out. First time of turnip-hoeing. Thinning out the young plants with
the hoe [MCHB]. *Cyprus cat. tabby cat [CSP]. *Dab chick. ..."
3. The History of Co-operation by George Jacob Holyoake (1908)
"There was the Kilmarnock Store, which kept two cats—a black cat and a tabby cat—to
catch the mice of the store. But a prudent member, thinking this double ..."
4. The History of Co-operation by George Jacob Holyoake (1908)
"There was the Kilmarnock Store, which kept two cats — a black cat and a tabby
cat — to catch the mice of the store. But a prudent member, thinking this ..."
5. The History of Co-operation by George Jacob Holyoake (1908)
"There was the Kilmarnock Store, which kept two cats — a black cat and a tabby
cat — to catch the mice of the store. But a prudent member, thinking this ..."
6. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"[Abbr. of tabby-cat.] 1. A tabby-eat, (o) A brindled cat, gray, streaked or
otherwise marked with black or yellow. The wild original of the domestic cat is ..."
7. A Glossary of Words Used in East Anglia: Founded on that of Forby : with by Walter Rye, Robert Forby (1895)
"*Cutting-out. First time of turnip-hoeing. Thinning out the young plants with
the hoe [MCHB]. *Cyprus cat. tabby cat [CSP]. *Dab chick. ..."
8. The History of Co-operation by George Jacob Holyoake (1908)
"There was the Kilmarnock Store, which kept two cats—a black cat and a tabby cat—to
catch the mice of the store. But a prudent member, thinking this double ..."
9. The History of Co-operation by George Jacob Holyoake (1908)
"There was the Kilmarnock Store, which kept two cats — a black cat and a tabby
cat — to catch the mice of the store. But a prudent member, thinking this ..."
10. The History of Co-operation by George Jacob Holyoake (1908)
"There was the Kilmarnock Store, which kept two cats — a black cat and a tabby
cat — to catch the mice of the store. But a prudent member, thinking this ..."
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