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Meaning of tom turkey

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

tom

Pronunciation:/tɒm//tɑm/

noun

Definitions

  1. A flat gong (without knob) that is struck with a felt-covered hammer.

noun

Definitions

  1. The male of the domesticated cat.

  2. The male of the turkey.

  3. The male of the orangutan.

  4. The male of certain other animals.

noun

Definitions

  1. A small joined pair of drums, beaten with the hands.

  2. (usually as a pair) Any cylindrical drum, with no snare; part of a drum kit.

tom

Pronunciation:/tɒm//tɑm/

verb

Definitions

  1. (of a black person) To act in an obsequiously servile manner toward white authority.

tom

Pronunciation:/tɒm//tɑm/

verb

Definitions

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