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.

Origin of tipcat

1670–80; tip⁴ + cat1

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Historical Examples of tipcat

From Tipcat quick away I fly For fear they'll hit me in the eye.
The Nursery, No. 107, November, 1875, Vol. XVIII.
Various
In the middle of a game at tipcat he paused, and stood staring wildly upwards with his stick in his hand.
The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 3. (of 4)
Thomas Babington Macaulay

British Dictionary definitions for tipcat

tipcat

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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