ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -es )
Etymology: cock (I) + shy (throw)
1.
a. : a throw at an object set up or taken as a mark
b. : a mark or target so set up or taken
c. : any object or person taken as a butt (as of constant or persistent criticism or ridicule)
another of his favorite cockshies … was Respectability — Manchester Guardian Weekly
our public men … in moments of annoyance … are our first cockshies — John Buchan
2.
a. chiefly Britain : an arrangement or construction of usually balanced coconuts or other objects set up (as at a fair) to be thrown at with sticks or balls
b. : a booth (as at a fair) in which a cockshy is set up