Hypertext Webster Gateway: "shuttlecock"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shuttlecock \Shut"tle*cock`\, n.
A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a
battledoor in play; also, the play itself.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shuttlecock \Shut"tle*cock\, v. t.
To send or toss to and fro; to bandy; as, to shuttlecock
words. --Thackeray.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
shuttlecock
n : badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber
with a crown of feathers [syn: {bird}, {birdie}, {shuttle}]
v : send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock
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