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"Chris H" wrote in message ... What is the definition of a Tomcat?? Dusty thinks he's one, but his owner's not sure. Chris A Tom cat is a male cat who hasn't been neutered. Cathy |
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Definition of a Tomcat?
What is the definition of a Tomcat??
Dusty thinks he's one, but his owner's not sure. Chris |
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"Chris H" wrote in message ... What is the definition of a Tomcat?? Dusty thinks he's one, but his owner's not sure. Chris A Tomcat is an unaltered male. Judy |
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Simpy put. A male cat.
-- Cat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com "Chris H" wrote in message ... What is the definition of a Tomcat?? Dusty thinks he's one, but his owner's not sure. Chris |
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In message WW4zd.3323$2_4.2768@okepread06 "Cat Protector"
wrote: Simpy put. A male cat. Not to disagree, but... It means an unaltered male cat. |
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"Dave" wrote in message ews.com... In message WW4zd.3323$2_4.2768@okepread06 "Cat Protector" wrote: Simpy put. A male cat. Not to disagree, but... It means an unaltered male cat. So what's the word for a castrated male cat? If tom refers to an entire male cat, then I'd assume that there is a word for a castrated male cat. cf stallion - gelding; bull - bullock; ram - wether; cockerel - capon; boar - hog. BTW, is there a word for a castrated dog? It's interesting that I can't think of one example when there's a different word for a female animal when she's been neutered. The only reason that I can find for this is that there's no agricultutral advantage to neutering female animals. There are words for female animals before they've reached sexual maturity eg heifer, gilt, pullet; but there are, AFAIK, no words for neutered female animals. -- Z 51° 37' 23" N, 3° 56' 27" W |
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"Zythophile" wrote in message ... "Dave" wrote in message ews.com... In message WW4zd.3323$2_4.2768@okepread06 "Cat Protector" wrote: Simpy put. A male cat. Not to disagree, but... It means an unaltered male cat. So what's the word for a castrated male cat? If tom refers to an entire male cat, then I'd assume that there is a word for a castrated male cat. cf stallion - gelding; bull - bullock; ram - wether; cockerel - capon; boar - hog. BTW, is there a word for a castrated dog? It's interesting that I can't think of one example when there's a different word for a female animal when she's been neutered. The only reason that I can find for this is that there's no agricultutral advantage to neutering female animals. There are words for female animals before they've reached sexual maturity eg heifer, gilt, pullet; but there are, AFAIK, no words for neutered female animals. -- In the dictionary (Webster's Unabridged 2004), "tomcat" just means "male cat." The distinction of it meaning a sexually intact male cat only happened in Dave's mind. |
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In article ,
"Mary" wrote: "Zythophile" wrote in message ... "Dave" wrote in message ews.com... In message WW4zd.3323$2_4.2768@okepread06 "Cat Protector" wrote: Simpy put. A male cat. Not to disagree, but... It means an unaltered male cat. So what's the word for a castrated male cat? If tom refers to an entire male cat, then I'd assume that there is a word for a castrated male cat. cf stallion - gelding; bull - bullock; ram - wether; cockerel - capon; boar - hog. BTW, is there a word for a castrated dog? It's interesting that I can't think of one example when there's a different word for a female animal when she's been neutered. The only reason that I can find for this is that there's no agricultutral advantage to neutering female animals. There are words for female animals before they've reached sexual maturity eg heifer, gilt, pullet; but there are, AFAIK, no words for neutered female animals. -- In the dictionary (Webster's Unabridged 2004), "tomcat" just means "male cat." The distinction of it meaning a sexually intact male cat only happened in Dave's mind. And the minds of lots of other people, including myself and, AFAIK, everyone I know. Tom = unaltered male is certainly what I've always been told. Priscilla -- "It is very, very dangerous to treat any human, lowest of the low even, with contempt and arrogant whatever. The Lord takes this kind of treatment very, very personal." - QBaal in newsgroup alt.religion.christian.episcopal |
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"Priscilla Ballou" wrote in message ... In article , "Mary" wrote: "Zythophile" wrote in message ... "Dave" wrote in message ews.com... In message WW4zd.3323$2_4.2768@okepread06 "Cat Protector" wrote: Simpy put. A male cat. Not to disagree, but... It means an unaltered male cat. So what's the word for a castrated male cat? If tom refers to an entire male cat, then I'd assume that there is a word for a castrated male cat. cf stallion - gelding; bull - bullock; ram - wether; cockerel - capon; boar - hog. BTW, is there a word for a castrated dog? It's interesting that I can't think of one example when there's a different word for a female animal when she's been neutered. The only reason that I can find for this is that there's no agricultutral advantage to neutering female animals. There are words for female animals before they've reached sexual maturity eg heifer, gilt, pullet; but there are, AFAIK, no words for neutered female animals. -- In the dictionary (Webster's Unabridged 2004), "tomcat" just means "male cat." The distinction of it meaning a sexually intact male cat only happened in Dave's mind. And the minds of lots of other people, including myself and, AFAIK, everyone I know. Tom = unaltered male is certainly what I've always been told. Priscilla Well, pile on the minds, my dear. It still just means a male cat as far as the dictionary goes. I thought Websters Unabridged was the place to go for an accurate definition. Is there a better one? If so, I'd love to know about it. |
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I have to disagree on this one. Just because a male cat gets neutered
doesn't mean the title has to change. A tomcat is a male cat. Even the dictionary states the definition as such. -- Cat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com "Dave" wrote in message Not to disagree, but... It means an unaltered male cat. |
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