tom

Etymology 1

From generic use of the proper name Tom.

noun

1. The intact male of the domesticated cat.
2. The male of the turkey.
3. The male of the orangutan.
4. The male of certain other animals.
5. (Britain, slang) A female prostitute.
6. (US, slang) A lesbian.
7. (music) Clipping of tom-tom.
8. (obsolete) The jack of trumps in the card game gleek.
9. (UK, regional, obsolete) A close-stool.

Etymology 2

Shortened from tomato

noun

1. (Britain, greengrocers' slang) A tomato (the fruit).
   Toms 90p a pound
   “I'd like sausage, eggs, bacon, toms, mushies, beans – oh, and some fried bread,” said Mike. 2009, Mark Penny, Jonathan Penny, The Golden Pig, page 160

Etymology 3

Rhyming slang from tomfoolery.

noun

1. (Cockney rhyming slang) jewellery

Etymology 4

From Uncle Tom.

verb

1. (intransitive, derogatory, of a black person) To act in an obsequiously servile manner toward white authority.

Etymology 5

verb

1. (nautical) To dig out a hole below the hatch cover of a bulker and fill it with cargo or weights to aid stability.