Associations to the word «Tabby»
Noun
- Kitten
- Cat
- Weave
- Mildred
- Oyster
- Stripe
- Marking
- Breed
- Ruin
- Pattern
- Black
- Tiger
- Shell
- Lap
- Fighter
- Color
- Carrier
- Smoke
- Kitchen
- Orion
- Paw
- Petticoat
- Terran
- Allele
- White
- Beaufort
- Cabin
- Whisker
- Gunboat
- Freighter
- Ute
- Prescott
- Gown
- Cream
- Kitty
- Ethel
- Leopard
- Archie
- Tail
- Cub
- Baton
- Equivalent
- Randy
- Coat
- Pete
- Battleship
- Blues
- Rouge
- Gene
- Barn
- Emily
- Solid
- Aunt
- Mutation
- Granite
- Zoo
- Martha
- Colour
- Brick
- Mistress
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
TABBY, noun. (uncountable) A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
TABBY, noun. (uncountable) A mixture of lime with shells, gravel, or stones, in equal proportions, with an equal proportion of water. When dry, this becomes as hard as rock.
TABBY, noun. (countable) A brindled cat.
TABBY, noun. (countable) (archaic) An old maid or gossip.
TABBY, adjective. Having a wavy or watered appearance; as, a tabby waistcoat.
TABBY, adjective. Brindled; diversified in color; as, a tabby cat.
TABBY, proper noun. A diminutive of the female given name Tabitha.
Dictionary definition
TABBY, noun. A cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black.
TABBY, noun. Female cat.
TABBY, adjective. Having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.