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Meanings of beat tom in English

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Usage of beat tom in English
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Mr. Travers, you have no cause for regret in not having beaten Tom Bowles.
Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 03
2
He realized that he must do his best if he expected to beat Tom.
The Rover Boys in Camp; or, The Rivals of Pine Island
3
They entered the jungle, beating tom-toms, singing and shouting as they advanced, and converging towards our position.
Himalayan Journals — Volume 1 / Or, Notes of a Naturalist in Ben...
4
He had beaten Tom, who was sitting on a box, ruefully surveying a hole in his jacket.
Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography
5
We are like a tribe of Africans beating tom-toms and howling in order to avert a threatening storm.
Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris
6
All night the enemy kept on beating tom-toms and occasionally yelling, approaching at times comparatively close to the position.
The Dash for Khartoum: A Tale of the Nile Expedition
7
After a beat Tom, his eyes still on Verna, brings the glass to his lips and takes a sip.
Miller's crossing
8
"Diana likes it because she always beats Tom and Christopher," said her uncle.
Peggy in Her Blue Frock
9
After a beat Tom crosses in front of the desk and sits down in the chair Caspar has just vacated.
Miller's crossing
10
Tyson Fury not only has to beat Tom Schwarz but do so in style, according to his one-time rival David Haye.
The Irish Times
11
"What do you know about Vendale?" shouted Grimes; but he left off beating Tom.
The Water-Babies
12
Josiah told me yesterday that my cousin beat Tom McGregor because he said it was mean of you to stop the swimming.
Westways: A Village Chronicle
13
After Callum Wilson beat Tom Heaton to a through-ball and got clattered by the goalkeeper, Josh King scored from the penalty spot.
The Guardian
14
There was a switch on the top of the closet in the kitchen that beat Tom out of doors when he ventured in.
A Little Girl in Old Boston
15
Fire and Water, bowing low, backed down the path, beating tom-toms as they went, and left the savage and the Frenchman alone together.
The Great Taboo
16
As we entered the town an enormous crowd of both sexes came swarming out to meet us, beating tom-toms and howling and screaming.
The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales