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cock⋅shy

  [kok-shahy]
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–noun, plural -shies. British.
1. the act or sport of throwing missiles at a target.
2. the target itself.
Origin:
1785–95; cock 1 + shy 2
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cock·shy   (kŏk'shī')   
n.   pl. cock·shies Chiefly British

  1. A mark aimed at in throwing contests.

  2. The throw in a throwing contest.


[From an old game in which sticks were shied at a cock.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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