I. ˈtäm noun
( -s )
Etymology: from Tom, nickname for Thomas
1. usually capitalized , obsolete : tom o'bedlam
2. : the male of various animals
a tom swan
as
a. : a male cat : tomcat
b. : a male turkey : turkey-cock
3. : a distance piece or small shore (as between frames in shipbuilding)
4. : a heavy lead weight by means of whose descent the bottom of a purse seine is puckered together
5. : long tom 3
II. abbreviation
tome
III. noun
Usage: usually capitalized
: uncle tom
IV. intransitive verb
( tommed ; tommed ; tomming ; toms )
Usage: often capitalized
: uncle tom herein