SHUTTLECOCKED

Verb

shuttlecocked

simple past tense and past participle of shuttlecock

Source: Wiktionary


SHUTTLECOCK

Shut"tle*cock`, n.

Definition: A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a battledoor in play; also, the play itself.

Shut"tle*cock, v. t.

Definition: To send or toss to and fro; to bandy; as, to shuttlecock words. Thackeray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SENSE

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