Meaning and origin of the word tabby

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Definition of tabby:

part of speech: verb

To water or cause to look wavy:- pa. t. and pa. p. tabbied.
part of speech: noun

A coarser kind of waved or watered silk: an artificial stone, a mixture of shells, gravel, stones, and water.
part of speech: adjective

Brindled with dark- grey or black, like the waves of watered silk- applied to cats.
part of speech: verb

To brindle; to cause to look wavy, as watered silk.
part of speech: adjective

Brindled: diversified in color.

Common misspellings:

But, Joe, what has Miss Tabby got for supper? "Cruel As The Grave" – Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southworth
" If he really is the 'rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built' I don't believe Jack will be very glad to see him," said the little tabby cat, pulling on her mittens. "Puss in Boots, Jr., and the Good Gray Horse" – David Cory
And how are you, Tabby "Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1." – Samuel Warren

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