tipcat

noun

Etymology

From tip + cat.

  1. derived from catta
  2. derived from cattus
  3. inherited from *kattuz
  4. inherited from *kattu
  5. inherited from catt
  6. inherited from cat
  7. compounded as tipcat — “tip + cat

Definitions

  1. A traditional children's game in which a small piece of wood pointed at both ends is…

    A traditional children's game in which a small piece of wood pointed at both ends is tipped, or struck with a stick or bat, to make it travel through the air as far as possible.

    • In the middle of a game at tipcat, he paused, and stood staring wildly upward with his stick in his hand.
  2. The wooden piece used in this game.

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