TOM

tom

Noun

  1. The male of the domesticated cat.
  2. The male of the turkey.
  3. The male of certain other animals.
  4. A prostitute.
  5. A type of drum.
  6. The jack of trumps in the card game gleek.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A tomato .
    Toms 90p a pound

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. jewellery

Verb

  1. To act in an obsequiously servile manner toward white authority.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To dig out a hole below the hatch cover of a bulker and fill it with cargo or weights to aid stability.


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