one old cat

[ wuhn uh kat ]

noun

, Games.

1. a form of baseball in which there is a home plate and one other base, and in which a player remains at bat and scores runs by hitting the ball and running to the base and back without being put out.

Word History and Origins

Origin of one old cat¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

There were two varieties of the game, the first called "one-old-cat," or one-cornered-cat, and the other "two-old-cat."

From Project Gutenberg

In a game of "one-old-cat," the side on which I played was defeated.

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In one-old-cat there were a batter, pitcher, catcher, and fielders.

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