Mildred saw her little tabbycat watching reproachfully as she prepared to go without it. BNC
The tabbycat is the most common colour form of all domestic breeds. BNC
A fair-haired little girl was teasing an indolent grey tabbycat on the doorstep, waving an aspen twig over its whiskers and giggling delightedly whenever the cat opened one sleepy eye to bat the twig away. COCA