COCKSHY


Meaning of COCKSHY in English

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

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