catstick

noun — 2 senses

catstick

noun

Etymology From cat + stick.

1

Games 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:
2

Games Usually The game of tipcat.

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