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ram-cat

ram-cat noun: a tomcat.

Noun

ram-cat (plural ram-cats)

  1. (UK, regional) A tomcat.
    • Tom very gravely replied, that he did suppose the food was wholesome enough, for he had seen the skin and feet of a special ram-cat, new flea'd, hanging upon the door of a small pantry adjoining to the kitchen.1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

Forms of ram-cat

pluralram-cats

Questions about ram-cat

What does ram-cat mean?
Ram-cat means a tomcat.
What part of speech is ram-cat?
Ram-cat is a noun.
What is the plural of ram-cat?
The plural of ram-cat is ram-cats.

Words near ram-cat in the dictionary

  1. ram something down someone's throat
  2. ram's horn
  3. ram's horn squid
  4. ram's horn squids
  5. ram's horns
  6. ram-cat
  7. ram-cats
  8. ram-don
  9. ram-jam
  10. ram-jammed
  11. ram-jamming

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