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Cockshy
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What's The Definition Of Cockshy?Synonyms | Synonyms for Cockshy: Related Terms | Find terms related to Cockshy: See Also | Cockshy In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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