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tipcat

tipcat noun: 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.

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

tipcat meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Nepali

tipcat in Tamil

game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick
கிட்டி புள் kiṭṭi puḷ
wooden piece used in tipcat
கிட்டி kiṭṭi

tipcat in Urdu

game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick
گلی ڈنڈا galī ḍanḍā

tipcat in Bengali

game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick
ডাংগুলি ḍaṅguli

tipcat in Nepali

game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick
डन्डी बियो ḍanḍī biyo
More languagesFewer languages
tipcat in Persian
الک دولک alak dulak, آلاوه âlâva, چالیک čâlik, چلک čalok

Synonyms of tipcat

Forms of tipcat

pluraltipcats
alternative formtip-cat

Origin of tipcat

From tip + cat.

Questions about tipcat

What does tipcat mean?
Tipcat means 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.
What is tipcat in Tamil?
Tipcat in Tamil is கிட்டி புள் (kiṭṭi puḷ), கிட்டி (kiṭṭi). See Tipcat meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tipcat?
Tipcat is a noun.
What is the plural of tipcat?
The plural of tipcat is tipcats.

Words near tipcat in the dictionary

  1. tiparis
  2. tipas
  3. tipburn
  4. tipcart
  5. tipcarts
  6. tipcat
  7. tipcats
  8. Tipene
  9. tipepidine
  10. tipflation
  11. tipful

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