SINCE 1828
tipcat
noun
tip·cat
| \ ˈtip-ˌkat
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Definition of tipcat
: a game in which one player lightly bats a wooden peg and as it flies up strikes it again to drive it as far as possible while fielders try to recover it
also
: the peg used in this game
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