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cockshy


Main Entry: cock·shy
Pronunciation: \-ˌshī\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural cockshies
Etymology: 1cock + shy, noun
Date: 1836

1 a : a throw at an object set up as a mark b : a mark or target so set up
2 : an object or person taken as a butt (as of criticism)


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