shuttlecocking
present participle of shuttlecock
Source: Wiktionary
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
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
