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Tom Tugs

Tom Tugs is the plural of Tom Tug.

Meaning of Tom Tug

Noun

Tom Tug (plural Tom Tugs)

  1. (obsolete, slang) A waterman.
    • Tom Tugs were to the men of Hoccleve's time what Hansom cabmen are to modern Londoners.1883, Cassell's Library of English Literature, page 60

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What is Tom Tugs the plural of?
Tom Tugs is the plural of Tom Tug.

Words near Tom Tugs in the dictionary

  1. Tom Tidler's ground
  2. tom tit
  3. tom tits
  4. Tom Trot
  5. Tom Tug
  6. Tom Tugs
  7. tom yam
  8. tom yam gai
  9. tom yam goong
  10. tom yam kung
  11. tom yam pla

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