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tipcat en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From tip + cat.

Meanings

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.

Forms

Relateds

catstick · gilli-danda

Synonyms

cat

Translations (78)

tr çelik (wooden piece used in tipcat) · de Spatzeck (wooden piece used in tipcat) · mk клиса (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · bn ডাংগুলি (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · fa آلاوه (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · de Pinneken kloppen (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · cy cath (wooden piece used in tipcat) · ota چلیك (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · gl estornela (wooden piece used in tipcat) · fi pilppu (wooden piece used in tipcat) · pl klipa (wooden piece used in tipcat) · az çilingağac (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · es toña (wooden piece used in tipcat) · fa الک دولک (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · sk piga (wooden piece used in tipcat) · pt bilharda (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · gl lipe (wooden piece used in tipcat) · pt pateiro (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · tr çelik-çomak (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · sh klȋs (wooden piece used in tipcat) · ota چلیك چوماق (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · fa چالیک (wooden piece used in tipcat) · tr düllük (wooden piece used in tipcat) · ext bilarda (wooden piece used in tipcat) · tr şibibik (wooden piece used in tipcat) · hu bige (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · fa چلک (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · mk челик (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · sh klȋs (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · uk чи́жик (wooden piece used in tipcat) · ca bòlit (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · ta கிட்டி (wooden piece used in tipcat) · gl billarda (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · fa چالیک (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · de Kibbel-Kabbel (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · pl klipa (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · gl pateiro (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · ur گلی ڈنڈا (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · es billarda (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · ca bòlit (wooden piece used in tipcat) · fr bâtonnet (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · de Kibbel-Kabbel-Spiel (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · de Spatzeckel (wooden piece used in tipcat) · ru чи́жик (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · ne डन्डी बियो (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · vec s-cianco (wooden piece used in tipcat) · vec s-cianco (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · es tala (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · fi pilppu (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · es toña (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · ru чи́жик (wooden piece used in tipcat) · gl lirio (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · ext bilarda (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · cy y gath (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · tr çelikçomak (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · fr bâtonnet (wooden piece used in tipcat) · it lippa (wooden piece used in tipcat) · sk piga (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · es tala (wooden piece used in tipcat) · ext billarda (wooden piece used in tipcat) · ota چلیك (wooden piece used in tipcat) · ta கிட்டி புள் (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · gl birlo (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · it lippa (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · hu pilinckézés (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · gl estornela (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · gl billarda (wooden piece used in tipcat) · uk чи́жик (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · bg челик (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · de Pinneken (wooden piece used in tipcat) · cy pegi (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · ga cead (wooden piece used in tipcat) · ga cead (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · de Spatzeckspiel (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · gl lipe (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · myv дёко (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick) · pt bilharda (wooden piece used in tipcat) · ext billarda (game in which a wooden piece is struck with a stick)