First Known Use: 1832
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Long Tom
noun \ˈlȯŋ-ˈtäm\
Definition of LONG TOM
1
: a large land gun having a long range
2
: a trough for washing gold-bearing earth
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Origin of LONG TOM
from the name Tom
Rhymes with LONG TOM
A-bomb, aplomb, ashram, bee balm, buzz bomb, car bomb, Ceram, cheongsam, coulomb, Coulomb, dive-bomb, dot-com, EPROM, firebomb, grande dame, H-bomb, imam, Islam, napalm, nizam, noncom, oil palm, phenom, pogrom, pom-pom, réclame, rhabdom, salaam, sitcom, skip bomb, Songnam, stink bomb, tam-tam, therefrom, time bomb, tom-tom, wax palm, wherefrom, wigwam
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