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Tom

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Noun

1. tom, uncle tom

(ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites

2. tom, tomcat

male cat

3. gobbler, tom, tom turkey, turkey cock

male turkey

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tom

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noun
a. 
the male of various animals, esp the cat
b. 
(as modifier)
a tom turkey
c. 
(in combination)
a tomcat
noun
Australian and New Zealand
a temporary supporting post

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Tom

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noun
1.  US
Uncle Tom
verb intransitiveWord forms: Tommed or ˈTomming US
2.  [also t-]
to behave like an Uncle Tom
noun
1. 
the male of some animals, esp. of the cat
adjective
2. 
male
a tom turkey

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Tom

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n.
The male of various animals, especially a male cat or turkey.
n.
See tom-tom.
n.
Offensive
An Uncle Tom.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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