cockshy

Meaning of cockshy

noun
  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; (by extension) a person who is abused or vilified.

Information about cockshy

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of cockshy is: cockshies.
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Hyphenation of cockshy

cock-shy

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • cockshy is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with cockshy

workshy

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