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The correct spelling is tom.
How to pronounce tom
/tɒm/
nounIPA: /tɒm/
Say it like: Tom
The correct spelling is tom. A flat gong (without knob) that is struck with a felt-covered hammer. For example: "Toms 90p a pound"
Usage Examples
“Toms 90p a pound”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A flat gong (without knob) that is struck with a felt-covered hammer.
- 2.The male of the domesticated cat.
- 3.The male of the turkey.
- 4.The male of the orangutan.
- 5.The male of certain other animals.
verb
- 1.(of a black person) To act in an obsequiously servile manner toward white authority.
- 2.To dig out a hole below the hatch cover of a bulker and fill it with cargo or weights to aid stability.
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