transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌshī ]
noun
( plural cockshies )
Etymology: cock (I) + shy, noun
Date: 1836
1.
a. : a throw at an object set up as a mark
b. : a mark or target so set up
2. : an object or person taken as a butt (as of criticism)
transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌshī ]
noun
( plural cockshies )
Etymology: cock (I) + shy, noun
Date: 1836
1.
a. : a throw at an object set up as a mark
b. : a mark or target so set up
2. : an object or person taken as a butt (as of criticism)
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003