These are the meanings of the letters TABBY when you unscramble them.
- Tabby (a.)
Brindled; diversified in color; as, a tabby cat.
- Tabby (a.)
Having a wavy or watered appearance; as, a tabby waistcoat.
- Tabby (n.)
A brindled cat; hence, popularly, any cat.
- Tabby (n.)
A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
- Tabby (n.)
A mixture of lime with shells, gravel, or stones, in equal proportions, with an equal proportion of water. When dry, this becomes as hard as rock.
- Tabby (n.)
An old maid or gossip.
- Tabby (v. t.)
To water; to cause to look wavy, by the process of calendering; to calender; as, to tabby silk, mohair, ribbon, etc.