D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Tom

/täm/ · IPA /tɑm/
01 n. The knave of trumps at gleek.
  1. 1.
    The knave of trumps at gleek.[Obs.]
02 n. A familiar contraction of Thomas, a proper name of a man.
  1. 1.
    A familiar contraction of Thomas, a proper name of a man. Also: Thomas
  2. 2.
    The male of certain animals; -- often used adjectively or in composition; as, tom turkey, tomcat, etc.