tom cats
Alley-prowling males
Tomcats are adult male cats, especially those that haven't been neutered.
The term suggests the roaming, territorial, fighting behavior of unaltered males: The neighborhood tomcat sprays everything in sight.
As a verb, tomcatting means prowling for sexual encounters, typically said of men: He spent his twenties tomcatting around town.
- furAnimal body hair
- mouserRodent-catching cat
- tailRear animal appendage
- felineOf or like cats
- back alleyPassage behind buildings
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