tabby: Meaning and Definition of

tab•by

1. a cat with a striped or brindled coat.
2. a domestic cat, esp. a female one.
3. a spinster.
4. a spiteful female gossip or tattler.
5. See
6. a watered silk fabric, or any other watered material, as moreen.

1. striped or brindled.
2. made of or resembling tabby.

1. to give a wavy or watered appearance to, as silk.

tab•by

1. (in the southeastern U.S.) a building material composed of ground oyster shells, lime, and sand, mixed with salt water.