tipcat

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tipcat

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From tip + cat.

noun tipcats · tip-cat

  1. uncountable 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. countable The wooden piece used in this game.

    Similar: cat

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noun game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick

Españoltala, toña, billarda
Portuguêsbilharda, pateiro
Françaisbâtonnet
DeutschKibbel-Kabbel
Italianolippa
Русскийчи́жик čížik

noun wooden piece used in tipcat

Españoltala, toña
Portuguêsbilharda
Françaisbâtonnet
DeutschSpatzeck
Italianolippa
Русскийчи́жик čížik

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@misc{tipcat_2026,
  title = {tipcat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tipcat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}