- cock|shy
- 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.
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cock-shy — … Useful english dictionary
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
shy-cock — shyˈ cock noun A cock not easily caught • • • Main Entry: ↑shy … Useful english dictionary
Shy Heathwren — Conservation status Least Concern … Wikipedia
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
shy cock — … Useful english dictionary
cockshy — cock•shy [[t]ˈkɒkˌʃaɪ[/t]] n. pl. shies 1) brit. the sport of throwing missiles at a target 2) brit. the target itself 3) an object of criticism or ridicule • Etymology: 1785–95 … From formal English to slang
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
Cockshy — Cock shy , n. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. An object at which stones are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
