What does "shuttlecock" mean?
Shuttlecock: A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a battledoor in play; also, the play itself.
Additional senses
- 2.To send or toss to and fro; to bandy; as, to shuttlecock words. Thackeray.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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