tipcat
[ tip-kat ]
/ ˈtɪpˌkæt /
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
Words nearby tipcat
tip-tilted,
tip-up,
tip-up table,
tipburn,
tipcart,
tipcat,
tipi,
tipoff,
tippecanoe,
tippecanoe and tyler too,
tippee
Example sentences from the Web for tipcat
From Tipcat quick away I fly For fear they'll hit me in the eye.
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
/ (ˈtɪpˌkæt) /
noun
a game in which a short sharp-ended piece of wood (the cat) is tipped in the air with a stick