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tabby
tab·by / ˈtabē/ • n. (pl. -bies) 1. (also tab·by cat) a cat whose fur is mottled or streaked with dark stripes. ∎ inf. any domestic cat. 2. a fabric with a watered pattern, typically silk. 3. a plain weave. 4. a type of concrete made of lime, shells, gravel, and stones that dries very hard. • adj. (of a cat) gray or brownish in color and streaked with dark stripes. |
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"tabby." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tabby." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-tabby.html "tabby." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-tabby.html |
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tabby silk taffeta, orig. striped XVII; short for t. cat (XVII), cat having a striped coat XVIII; (colloq.) elderly maiden lady. — (O)F. tabis, †atabis — Arab. ′attābīi name of a quarter of Baghdad in which the stuff was manufactured.
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T. F. HOAD. "tabby." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "tabby." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-tabby.html T. F. HOAD. "tabby." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-tabby.html |
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tabby. Gravel, lime, and crushed oyster- or mussel-shells mixed with water, forming a type of concrete.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "tabby." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "tabby." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-tabby.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "tabby." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-tabby.html |
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•Willoughby • wallaby • wannabe
•Araby • tsessebi • herby
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"tabby." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tabby." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-tabby.html "tabby." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-tabby.html |
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