cockshy

English

noun

Definitions

A game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown at by the players; so called from an ancient popular sport which consisted in shying or throwing cudgels at live cocks.
An object at which stones are flung; (by extension) a person who is abused or vilified.

Etymology

Compound from English cock (penis, male domestic chicken, a shock pile of grain, diminutive suffix, male, a roundish heap, rooster) + English shy.

Origin

English

shy

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

acock English
ballcock English
blackcock English
boycock English
chicken English
clipcock English
cock English
cock ring English
cock tease English
cock-bawd English
cockaholic English
cockale English
cockaludicrous English
cockbag English
cockbird English
cockbiting English
cockblock English
cockblocker English
cockbrain English
cockbrained English
cockbreath English
cockbulge English
cockchafer English
cockcrow English
cockcrowing English
cockerel English
cockeye English
cockface English
cockfag English
cockfight English
cockfighter English
cockfighting English
cockfish English
cockflesh English
cockfucker English
cockhead English
cockhole English
cockish English
cockless English
cocklicker English
cocklike English
cockloft English
cockmatch English
cockmeat English
cockmonger English
cockmunch English
cockmuncher English
cockocracy English
cockpit English
cockpleaser English
cockpunch English
cockscomb English
cockscrow English
cockserver English
cocksfoot English
cockshaft English
cockshead English
cockshit English
cockshot English
cockshut English
cocksleeve English
cocksman English
cocksmith English
cockspur English
cockstain English
cockster English
cocksucker English
cocksucking English
cocksure English
cocktease English
cockteaser English
cocktip English
cockwad English
cockweasel English
cockweed English
cockwomble English
cockworm English
cocky English
coldcock English
decock English
donkeycock English
draincock English
firecock English
gamecock English
gun-shy English
gunshy English
halfcock English
hay-cock English
horsecock English
love-shy English
monstercock English
moorcock English
nestle-cock English
niddicock English
nigger cock English
nonshy English
peacock English
petcock English
pinchcock English
recock English
roostcock English
seacock English
shieth English
shily English
shiness English
shy English
shybie English
shyful English
shying English
shyish English
shyly English
shyness English
snowcock English
stopcock English
stormcock English
stunt cock English
supercock English
tripcock English
turkeycock English
turncock English
uncock English
unshy English
watercock English
weathercock English
woodcock English
workshy English
coq French
シャイ Japanese
cok Middle English
shy Middle English
ก๊อก Thai
kak Cebuano
kok Tok Pisin
kaka Sranan Tongo