tip·cat
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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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“Tipcat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipcat. Accessed 6 Jul. 2022.
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The first known use of tipcat was in 1676
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