Shuttlecock

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shuttlecock \Shut"tle*cock`\, n.
     A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a
     battledoor in play; also, the play itself.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Shuttlecock \Shut"tle*cock\, v. t.
     To send or toss to and fro; to bandy; as, to shuttlecock
     words. --Thackeray.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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