Is it true that Tom and Jerry were names of legendary enemies before the famous cat and mouse cartoons?

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Tom and Jerry were a pair of characters in humourous drawings from 19th century England. I don't know whether was an even earlier use of these names. See the drawings at http://www.brunias.com/tom-jerry.html Jun 27 03, 10:11 AM

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