n. A game in which a small piece of wood pointed at both ends, called a cat, is tipped, or struck with a stick or bat, so as to fly into the air. [ 1913 Webster ]

In the middle of a game at tipcat, he paused, and stood staring wildly upward with his stick in his hand. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Tom (see Tomboy) + cat. ] A male cat, especially when full grown or of large size. [ 1913 Webster ]