the etymology of this in English dates back at least as far as the mid 16C CE

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Topic - today's tom turkey tangle - mhardy6647 11:57:55 04/12/17 (22)

RE: today's tom turkey tangle - Inmate51 09:40:13 04/13/17 (0)

... and a day later, a partially unfurled tom - mhardy6647 09:05:45 04/13/17 (1)

Nice shot! (nt) - 1973shovel 15:32:59 04/13/17 (0)

What's the deal with "Tom" ? - oldmkvi 07:13:05 04/13/17 (13)

the etymology of this in English dates back at least as far as the mid 16C CE - Timbo in Oz 18:59:21 04/13/17 (3)

With tom added to boy forming tom-boy, applied to boisterous young males.-Whoops! - oldmkvi 08:53:15 04/15/17 (2)

No, the created term tomboy didn't shift to girls until a century or two later. - Timbo in Oz 14:20:42 04/15/17 (1)

Transgender Language. What's Old is New! nt - oldmkvi 15:18:20 04/15/17 (0)

Knock off the Tom foolery!... - musetap 15:35:23 04/13/17 (1)

Yup, that's a Good One. But.... - oldmkvi 08:55:01 04/15/17 (0)

no idea, unfortunately (nt) - mhardy6647 12:23:29 04/13/17 (6)

RE: no idea, unfortunately (nt) - Inmate51 16:21:52 04/13/17 (5)

I don't think that this forum s/w will allow a completely empty message field - mhardy6647 07:21:10 04/14/17 (4)

When I use nt, so the reader won't have to open the post to see there is no further message, - oldmkvi 08:58:38 04/15/17 (0)

RE: I don't think that this forum s/w will allow a completely empty message field - Inmate51 09:34:31 04/14/17 (2)

oh, heck, everybody knows that! :) - mhardy6647 08:23:18 04/15/17 (1)

RE: oh, heck, everybody knows that! :) - Inmate51 10:06:51 04/15/17 (0)

RE: today's tom turkey tangle - double28 12:31:35 04/12/17 (3)

RE: today's tom turkey tangle - bboroski 06:59:59 04/13/17 (2)

RE: today's tom turkey tangle - double28 07:05:42 04/13/17 (1)

RE: today's tom turkey tangle - bboroski 07:24:31 04/13/17 (0)

the third male - mhardy6647 12:03:00 04/12/17 (0)

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the etymology of this in English dates back at least as far as the mid 16C CE - Timbo in Oz 18:59:21 04/13/17 (3)

With tom added to boy forming tom-boy, applied to boisterous young males.-Whoops! - oldmkvi 08:53:15 04/15/17 (2)

No, the created term tomboy didn't shift to girls until a century or two later. - Timbo in Oz 14:20:42 04/15/17 (1)

Transgender Language. What's Old is New! nt - oldmkvi 15:18:20 04/15/17 (0)

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