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tip-cat

tip-cat is the alternative spelling of tipcat.

Meaning of tipcat

Noun

tipcat (countable and uncountable, plural tipcats)

  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.1838, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Lays of Ancient Rome
  2. (countable) The wooden piece used in this game.
    Synonyms:
    cat

Forms of tip-cat

pluraltip-cats

Questions about tip-cat

What is tip-cat the alternative spelling of?
Tip-cat is the alternative spelling of tipcat.

Words near tip-cat in the dictionary

  1. tip wilters
  2. tip-bait
  3. tip-baited
  4. tip-baiting
  5. tip-baits
  6. tip-cat
  7. tip-cats
  8. tip-off
  9. tip-offs
  10. tip-toe
  11. tip-toes

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