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cockshy
cockshy [ kók shī ] (plural cockshies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. target: a target or mark for throwing things at in a contest
2. throw at target: a throw at a cockshy
[Early 19th century. Because a cock was formerly the target and prize]
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