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tipcat
[ tip-kat ]
noun
- a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.
- Also called pussy. the tapered piece of wood used in this game.
tipcat
/ ˈtɪpˌkæt /
noun
- a game in which a short sharp-ended piece of wood (the cat) is tipped in the air with a stick
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tipcat1
1670–80; tip 4 + cat ( def )
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Example Sentences
In the middle of a game at tipcat he paused, and stood staring wildly upwards with his stick in his hand.
From Project Gutenberg
From Tipcat quick away I fly For fear they'll hit me in the eye.
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