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  1. tabbying: Wiktionary
  2. tabbying: Dictionary.com
  3. Tabbying: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  4. Tabbying: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  5. tabbying: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  6. tabbying: FreeDictionary.org

(Note: See tabby as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Tabby)

noun:  (countable, uncountable) A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
noun:  (uncountable) 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.
noun:  (countable) A brindled cat.
noun:  (countable, archaic) An old maid or gossip.
adjective:  Having a wavy or watered appearance.
adjective:  Brindled; diversified in color.
verb:  (transitive) To give a wavy or watered appearance to (a textile).
noun:  A diminutive of the female given name Tabitha.
noun:  A diminutive of the female given name Tabetha.
▸ Also see tabby


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