cockshy
(käk′s̸hī′)
noun pl. cockshies
- a throw at a mark
- the mark aimed at
Origin:
cock + shy
See cockshy in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. cock·shies Chiefly British - A mark aimed at in throwing contests.
- The throw in a throwing contest.
Origin:
Origin: From an old game in which sticks were shied at a cock
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