COCKSHY


Meaning of COCKSHY in English

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.