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Old December 25th 04, 12:24 AM
Cathy Friedmann
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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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Old December 25th 04, 12:26 AM
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What is the definition of a Tomcat??
Dusty thinks he's one, but his owner's not sure.

Chris


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Old December 25th 04, 04:00 AM
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"Chris H" wrote in message
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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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Old December 25th 04, 04:15 AM
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Simpy put. A male cat.

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"Chris H" wrote in message
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What is the definition of a Tomcat??
Dusty thinks he's one, but his owner's not sure.

Chris




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Old December 26th 04, 05:17 AM
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In message WW4zd.3323$2_4.2768@okepread06 "Cat Protector"
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Simpy put. A male cat.


Not to disagree, but... It means an unaltered male cat.

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Old December 26th 04, 06:31 PM
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"Dave" wrote in message
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In message WW4zd.3323$2_4.2768@okepread06 "Cat Protector"
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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.
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Old December 26th 04, 06:42 PM
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"Zythophile" wrote in message
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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.
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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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Old December 26th 04, 06:44 PM
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In article ,
"Mary" wrote:

"Zythophile" wrote in message
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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.
--


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

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Old December 26th 04, 07:05 PM
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"Priscilla Ballou" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Mary" wrote:

"Zythophile" wrote in message
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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.
--


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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Old December 26th 04, 07:14 PM
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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.

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"Dave" wrote in message Not to disagree, but...
It means an unaltered male cat.



 




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