tabby

¹tab·by

noun \ˈta-bē\

plural tabbies

Definition of TABBY

1

a archaic : a plain silk taffeta especially with moiré finish b : a plain-woven fabric

2

[²tabby] a : a domestic cat with a striped and mottled coat b : a domestic cat; especially : a female cat

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Origin of TABBY

French tabis, from Middle French atabis, from Medieval Latin attabi, from Arabic ʽattābī, from Al-ʽAttābīya, quarter in Baghdad

First Known Use: 1638

Rhymes with TABBY

abbey, blabby, cabbie, crabby, flabby, gabby, grabby, scabby, shabby, yabby