An old maid; either from Tabitha, a formal antiquated name; or else from a tabby cat, old maids being often compared to cats. To drive Tab; to go out on a party of pleasure with a wife and family.
·noun An old maid or gossip. II. Tabby ·noun A brindled cat; hence, popularly, any cat. III. Tabby...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·- A kind of waved or watered tabby. ·see <<Tabby>>, ·noun, 1. ...