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BNC: 26783 COCA: 24058

tabby

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
tabby /ˈtæbi/ noun
plural tabbies
tabby
/ˈtæbi/
noun
plural tabbies
Learner's definition of TABBY
[count]
: a cat that has dark and light stripes or spots on its fur斑猫
BNC: 26783 COCA: 24058

tabby

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noun (1)

tab·​by ˈta-bē How to pronounce tabby (audio)
plural tabbies
1
[tabby entry 2]
a
: a domestic cat with a striped and mottled coat
b
: a domestic cat
especially : a female cat
2
a
: a plain-woven fabric
b
archaic : a plain silk taffeta especially with moiré finish

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Illustration of tabby
  • tabby 1a

tabby

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adjective

1
: striped and mottled with darker color : brindled
a tabby cat
2
: of, relating to, or made of tabby
a tabby vest

tabby

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noun (2)

: a cement made of lime, sand or gravel, and oyster shells and used chiefly along the coast of Georgia and South Carolina in the 17th and 18th centuries

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

French tabis, from Middle French atabis, from Medieval Latin attabi, from Arabic ʽattābī, from Al-ʽAttābīya, quarter in Baghdad

Noun (2)

Gullah tabi, ultimately from Spanish tapia adobe wall

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1638, in the meaning defined at sense 2b

Adjective

1640, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun (2)

1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tabby was in 1638
BNC: 26783 COCA: 24058

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