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Tabby vs Cabby - What's the difference?

tabby | cabby |

As nouns the difference between tabby and cabby

is that tabby is a kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering while cabby is a cabdriver, someone who drives a taxi.

As an adjective tabby

is having a wavy or watered appearance; as, a tabby waistcoat.

As a proper noun Tabby

is {{given name|female|diminutive=Tabitha}}.

tabby

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
  • (uncountable) A mixture of lime with shells, gravel, or stones, in equal proportions, with an equal proportion of water. When dry, this becomes as hard as rock.
  • (countable) A brindled cat.
  • (countable, archaic) An old maid or gossip.

    • Synonyms

    * (An old maid or gossip) See

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having a wavy or watered appearance; as, a tabby waistcoat.
  • Brindled; diversified in color; as, a tabby cat.

    • cabby

    English

    Alternative forms

    * cabbie

    Noun

    (cabbies)
  • (informal) A cabdriver, someone who drives a taxi.