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long tom noun Etymology: from Tom, nickname for Thomas 1. usually capitalized L&T a. : a long pivot gun formerly carried on the deck of a warship < the Long Tom roared from his pivot and the grapeshot fell like hail — J.J.Roche > b. : a large gun having a long range used on land; especially : a United States 155 millimeter rifled gun used during World War II 2. a. England : long-tailed tit b. : any of several Australian needlefishes 3. : a trough for washing gold-bearing earth |