cockshy

 [kok-shahy]  

cock·shy

   [kok-shahy]
noun, plural cock·shies. British.
1.
the act or sport of throwing missiles at a target.
2.
the target itself.
Origin:
1785–95; cock1 + shy2
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cockshy (ˈkɒkˌʃaɪ)
 
—n , pl -shies
1.  a target aimed at in throwing games
2.  the throw itself.
 
[C18: from shying (throwing objects at) a cock, which was given as a prize to the person who hit it]

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