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- noun rare A desirable man of
loose morals , prone to havingsex with manywomen .
Etymologies
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Examples
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He ` s turned his craft into a one-man empire, writing more than 900 sounds, including "The Tonight Show" theme, a top-charting track for Tom Jones, and the English words to "Comme d ` Habitude," a song both Elvis and Frank Sinatra covered.
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One would-be instructor in the art of reading says we ought all to study 'Tom Jones' -- now I don't see the necessity of THAT!
Ardath Marie Corelli 1889
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KING: How did Thomas Woodward pick the name Tom Jones?
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His mobile phone account is through Sprint, and it’s registered under the name of Tom Jones.
The Third Option Vince Flynn 2000
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His mobile phone account is through Sprint, and it’s registered under the name of Tom Jones.
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #1 Vince Flynn 1997
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Fielding, no doubt, did more than this in Tom Jones, which is one of the greatest novels in the English language, for there he has shown how a noble and sanguine nature may fall away under temptation and be again strengthened and made to stand upright.
An Autobiography 2004
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I've been listening to the Ballad of Tom Jones, which is absolutely hilarious.
lazarus Diary Entry lazarus 2003
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Fielding, no doubt, did more than this in Tom Jones, which is one of the greatest novels in the English language, for there he has shown how a noble and sanguine nature may fall away under temptation and be again strengthened and made to stand upright.
Autobiography of Anthony Trollope Trollope, Anthony, 1815-1882 1883
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The highest point is reached in Tom Jones, which is the earliest definite and authoritative manifestation of the modern novel.
Fielding Dobson, Austin 1883
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In 1765, one J.H. Steffens made a comedy of it for the German boards; and in 1785, a M. Desforges based upon it another, called Tom Jones a Londres, which was acted at the Theatre Francais.
Fielding Dobson, Austin 1883
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