Definition of cockshy in English:

cockshy

nounPlural cockshiesˈkɒkʃʌɪˈkɑkˌʃaɪ

British dated

1A target for throwing sticks or stones at as a game.
〈英, 旧〉（投靶游戏中的）靶子
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘We will make a cockshy of you if you don't look out,’ said one; and another actually threw a stone at him.
- The senator set up a number of cockshies and knocked them down again.
- The gypsies hold a kind of informal fair on the village green with cockshies, swings, and all the clumsy games that extract money from clumsy hands.
1. 1.1 An act of throwing something at a cockshy.
  向靶子投掷
2. 1.2 An object of ridicule or criticism.
  〈喻〉嘲笑（或批评）的对象
  Example sentencesExamples
  By way of providing a cockshy for the first meeting of the strategic planning group, the vision sketched out below has been prepared.
  He has written, in his own words, a ‘cockshy’ of a book, cockshy being an old British word with the meaning here of writing ‘something to shoot at.’

Origin

From the original use of a replica of a cockerel as a target.

Definition of cockshy in US English:

cockshy

nounˈkɑkˌʃaɪˈkäkˌSHī

British dated

1A target for throwing sticks or stones at as a game.
〈英, 旧〉（投靶游戏中的）靶子
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘We will make a cockshy of you if you don't look out,’ said one; and another actually threw a stone at him.
- The senator set up a number of cockshies and knocked them down again.
- The gypsies hold a kind of informal fair on the village green with cockshies, swings, and all the clumsy games that extract money from clumsy hands.
1. 1.1 An act of throwing something at a cockshy.
  向靶子投掷
2. 1.2 An object of ridicule or criticism.
  〈喻〉嘲笑（或批评）的对象
  Example sentencesExamples
  He has written, in his own words, a ‘cockshy’ of a book, cockshy being an old British word with the meaning here of writing ‘something to shoot at.’
  By way of providing a cockshy for the first meeting of the strategic planning group, the vision sketched out below has been prepared.

Origin

From the original use of a replica of a cockerel as a target.

词汇	cockshy
释义	Definition of cockshy in English: cockshy nounPlural cockshiesˈkɒkʃʌɪˈkɑkˌʃaɪ British dated 1A target for throwing sticks or stones at as a game. 〈英, 旧〉（投靶游戏中的）靶子 Example sentencesExamples ‘We will make a cockshy of you if you don't look out,’ said one; and another actually threw a stone at him. The senator set up a number of cockshies and knocked them down again. The gypsies hold a kind of informal fair on the village green with cockshies, swings, and all the clumsy games that extract money from clumsy hands. 1.1 An act of throwing something at a cockshy. 向靶子投掷 1.2 An object of ridicule or criticism. 〈喻〉嘲笑（或批评）的对象 Example sentencesExamples By way of providing a cockshy for the first meeting of the strategic planning group, the vision sketched out below has been prepared. He has written, in his own words, a ‘cockshy’ of a book, cockshy being an old British word with the meaning here of writing ‘something to shoot at.’ Origin From the original use of a replica of a cockerel as a target. Definition of cockshy in US English: cockshy nounˈkɑkˌʃaɪˈkäkˌSHī British dated 1A target for throwing sticks or stones at as a game. 〈英, 旧〉（投靶游戏中的）靶子 Example sentencesExamples ‘We will make a cockshy of you if you don't look out,’ said one; and another actually threw a stone at him. The senator set up a number of cockshies and knocked them down again. The gypsies hold a kind of informal fair on the village green with cockshies, swings, and all the clumsy games that extract money from clumsy hands. 1.1 An act of throwing something at a cockshy. 向靶子投掷 1.2 An object of ridicule or criticism. 〈喻〉嘲笑（或批评）的对象 Example sentencesExamples He has written, in his own words, a ‘cockshy’ of a book, cockshy being an old British word with the meaning here of writing ‘something to shoot at.’ By way of providing a cockshy for the first meeting of the strategic planning group, the vision sketched out below has been prepared. Origin From the original use of a replica of a cockerel as a target.
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