Definition of Cockshy

1. n. A game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown at by the players; -- so called from an ancient popular sport which consisted in "shying" or throwing cudgels at live cocks.

Definition of Cockshy

1. Noun. A game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown at by the players; -- so called from an ancient popular sport which consisted in shying or throwing cudgels at live cocks. ¹

2. Noun. An object at which stones are flung. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cockshy

1. a target in a throwing contest [n -SHIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cockshy

cockscomb ulcer
cockscombs
cocksfoot
cocksfoots
cockshafts
cockshead
cocksheads
cockshies
cockshots
cockshut
cockshuts
cockshy (current term)
cocksier
cocksiest
cocksmen
cockspur hawthorn
cockspur thorn
cockspurs
cockster
cocksuckers
cocksure
cocksurely
cocksureness

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