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'Tabby': The Cat's Out of the Bag
'Tabby': The Cat's Out of the Bag
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“Tabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tabby. Accessed 11 Aug. 2020.
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The first known use of tabby was in 1638
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