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Rarecockshy
The correct spelling is cockshy.
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noun
Say it like: Cok-shee
The correct spelling is cockshy. 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.
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noun
- 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.
- 2.An object at which stones are flung; (by extension) a person who is abused or vilified.
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