COCKSHY

Etymology

Noun

cockshy (plural cockshies)

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.

An object at which stones are flung.

Source: Wiktionary

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.

2. An object at which stones are flung. "Making a cockshy of him," replied the hideous small boy. Dickens.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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