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catstick

noun

Etymology

From cat + stick.

  1. derived from *(s)teyg-✻ — “to pierce, prick, be sharp”
  2. inherited from *stikkô✻
  3. inherited from *stikkō✻
  4. inherited from sticca
  5. inherited from stikke
  6. compounded as catstick — “cat + stick”

Definitions

  1. A stick or club used in the game of tipcat.

    • You, ſirrha; Sheepes-head, / VVith a face cut on a cat-ſticke, Doe you heare?

  2. The game of tipcat.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA