catstick en · NOUN
Etymology
From cat + stick.
Meanings
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(countable, usually) A stick or club used in the game of tipcat.
You, ſirrha; Sheepes-head, / VVith a face cut on a cat-ſticke, Doe you heare?
c. 1621–1623 (date written), Philip Massinger, The Maid of Honour. […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Robert Allot, […], published 1632, →OCLC, Act II, scene ii:
- (uncountable, usually) The game of tipcat.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cat-stick | alternative | lexicographic | |
| catsticks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |