cockshy

cockshy noun: a game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown at by the players.

Noun

cockshy (plural cockshies)

A game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown at by the players.
An object at which stones are flung; (by extension) a person who is abused or vilified.
- He had seen Tom Ricketts, of the fourth form, who used to wear a jacket and trousers so ludicrously tight, that the elder boys could not forbear using him in the quality of a butt or ‘cockshy’ […]1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC

cockshy (third-person singular simple present cockshies, present participle cockshying, simple past and past participle cockshied)

இலக்கெறிவு, இலக்குப் பொருள்

Noun
plural	cockshies
Verb
third-person singular present	cockshies
present participle	cockshying
past participle	cockshied
past	cockshied

From cock + shy; so called from an ancient popular sport which consisted in shying or throwing cudgels at live cocks.

What does cockshy mean?: Cockshy means a game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown at by the players.
What is cockshy in Tamil?: Cockshy in Tamil is இலக்கெறிவு, இலக்குப் பொருள். See Cockshy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cockshy?: Cockshy can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of cockshy?: The plural of cockshy is cockshies.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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