单词 | cockshy |
释义 | cockshy[ kok-shahy ] / ˈkɒkˌʃaɪ / noun, plural cock·shies.British.the act or sport of throwing missiles at a target. the target itself. Origin of cockshyFirst recorded in 1785–95; cock1 + shy2 Words nearby cockshycock rock, cockscomb, cock's-foot, cockshot, cockshut, cockshy, cockspur, cocksucker, cocksure, cockswain, cocktail Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cockshy
British Dictionary definitions for cockshycockshy / (ˈkɒkˌʃaɪ) / noun plural -shies Britisha target aimed at in throwing games the throw itself. Often shortened to: shy Word Origin for cockshyC18: from shying (throwing objects at) a cock, which was given as a prize to the person who hit it Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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