Definitions

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  • proper noun A surname.

Etymologies

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From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Thomas.

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Examples

  • Tompsett describes a necropsy made on a coolie child of nearly twelve months, in which it was seen that in the place of a kidney there were two left organs connected at the apices by a prolongation of the cortical substance of each; the child had died of neglected malarial fever.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • Tompsett 12.231 mentions that he was called to see a workman of sixty-five, suffering from extreme rectal hemorrhage.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • Tompsett 6.317 describes a necropsy made on a coolie child of nearly twelve

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • Tompsett mentions that he was called to see a workman of sixty-five, suffering from extreme rectal hemorrhage.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • Mr. Tompsett-King deprecated all dottings of iotas; when Philippa stormed at society he hummed a sad little tune.

    Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution Maurice Hewlett 1892

  • Print Champion amateur female jockey hurt in Fakenham fall Isabel Tompsett was transferred to the neuro-trauma high care unit at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge A champion amateur jockey is in a critical condition in hospital after a fall at a racecourse in Norfolk.

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • "It's incredible that it is 10 years - it feels a bit like yesterday," Tompsett said.

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2011

  • In Australia, Sydney resident Rae Tompsett said she's never felt angry over the murder of her son Stephen Tompsett, 39, a computer engineer who was on the 106th floor of the World Trade Center's north tower when it was hit by a hijacked plane.

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2011

  • Isabel Tompsett, a 28-year-old farmer's daughter from Llandeilo, sustained serious head injuries when she was thrown from the saddle at the third hurdle.

    WalesOnline - Home 2011

  • Wales' Isabel Tompsett, 28, was thrown off her horse during a race at Fakenham racecourse on Sunday afternoon.

    BBC News - Home 2011

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