[shuht-l-kok] 
| 1. | Also called shuttle. the object that is struck back and forth in badminton and battledore, consisting of a feathered cork head and a plastic crown. |
| 2. | the game of battledore. |
| 3. | to send or bandy to and fro like a shuttlecock. |
| 4. | to move or be bandied to and fro. |
| 5. | of such a state or condition: a shuttlecock existence. |
| shut·tle·cock (shŭt'l-kŏk') n. A small rounded piece of cork or rubber with a conical crown of feathers or plastic, used in badminton. Also called bird, birdie. v. tr. shut·tle·cocked, shut·tle·cock·ing, shut·tle·cocks To throw or send back and forth like a shuttlecock. |
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