Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tom \Tom\, n.
   1. A familiar contraction of {Thomas}, a proper name of a
      man.

   2. The male of certain animals; -- often used adjectively or
      in composition; as, tom turkey, tomcat, etc.

Tom \Tom\, n.
   The knave of trumps at gleek. [Obs.]

Source : WordNet®

Tom
     n 1: contemptuous name for a Black man who is abjectly servile
          and deferential to Whites [syn: {Uncle Tom}]
     2: male cat [syn: {tomcat}]
     3: male turkey [syn: {turkey cock}, {gobbler}, {tom turkey}]