tortien.
/ˈtɔːti/ = tortoiseshell cat n. at tortoiseshell n. Compounds 1b(b). Also attributive.
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1948 P. M. Soderberg Cat Breeding 312 The three colours required in the Tortie are black, red and cream.
1958 E. F. Daglish Pet-keeper's Man. 1 Tortoise shell cats are almost invariably females... Anyone owning a male ‘tortie’ may pride himself on the possession of a feline rarity.
1960 Times 17 Mar. 1/4 (advt.) Must find home for beautiful tortiecat.
1976 Pond & Sayer Cats 25 Bi-Colours, bred from Tortie and White mothers,..could be produced.
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