- shy-cock
- shyˈ-cock nounA cock not easily caught• • •Main Entry: ↑shy
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shy — ‘timid, reserved’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *skeukhwaz ‘afraid’ (source also of English eschew and skew). It is generally assumed that shy ‘throw’ [18] must have come from it, but the exact nature of the relationship between the… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
shy — ‘timid, reserved’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *skeukhwaz ‘afraid’ (source also of English eschew and skew). It is generally assumed that shy ‘throw’ [18] must have come from it, but the exact nature of the relationship between the… … Word origins
cock|shy — «KOK SHY», noun, plural shies. 1. the sport of throwing at a target (originally a cock). 2. a throw at a target. 3. the target or object aimed at … Useful english dictionary
Shy Heathwren — Conservation status Least Concern … Wikipedia
cock — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a male bird, esp. of a domestic fowl. b a male lobster, crab, or salmon. c = WOODCOCK. 2 Brit. sl. (usu. old cock as a form of address) a friend; a fellow. 3 coarse sl. the penis. 4 Brit. sl. nonsense. Usage: In senses 3, 4… … Useful english dictionary
cock-shy — … Useful english dictionary
Cowardice — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Excess of fear. < N PARAG:Cowardice >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 cowardice cowardice pusillanimity Sgm: N 1 cowardliness cowardliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 timidity timidity effeminacy GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 … English dictionary for students
Daniel Lambert — For other people named Daniel Lambert, see Daniel Lambert (disambiguation). Daniel Lambert by Benjamin Marshall, c. 1806 Daniel Lambert (13 March 1770 – 21 June 1809) was a gaol keeper[n … Wikipedia
Ламберт, Дэниел — В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с такой фамилией, см. Ламберт. Дэниел Ламберт Daniel Lambert Портрет работы Бенджамина Маршалла. Около 1806 … Википедия
