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shuttlecock

shutt·le·cock

UK/ˈʃʌtl̩ˌkɒk/ US/ˈʃʌtl̩ˌkɑk/ uncommon dated
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers

Synonyms

verb

1.

send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock

Origin

From shuttle (from the back-and-forth sense of the word originating with loom weaving) + cock (from resemblance to a male bird's plume of tail feathers).

Phrases

  • battledore and shuttlecock
  • shuttlecock diplomacy

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