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cockshy

 
Dictionary: cock·shy   (kŏk'shī') pronunciation
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n. Chiefly British, pl., -shies.
  1. A mark aimed at in throwing contests.
  2. The throw in a throwing contest.

[From an old game in which sticks were shied at a cock.]


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