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shuttlecock [shuht-l-kok] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- Also called shuttle. the object that is struck back and forth in badminton and battledore, consisting of a feathered cork head and a plastic crown.
- the game of battledore.
verb (used with object)
- to send or bandy to and fro like a shuttlecock.
verb (used without object)
- to move or be bandied to and fro.
adjective
- of such a state or condition: a shuttlecock existence.
Origin of shuttlecock First recorded in 1515–25; shuttle + cock1 Examples from the Web for shuttlecock Contemporary Examples of shuttlecock
The Mile High dinner series is just one of many events the cousins throw under their umbrella company, Shuttlecock Inc.
Join The Mile High (Dining) Club
Allison McNearney
September 26, 2014
Historical Examples of shuttlecock
Companion in battledore and shuttlecock, Romane de Clos-Vougeot!
William Makepeace Thackeray
Why they would toss you over their heads like a shuttlecock.
History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians
George Mogridge
It is to be a shuttlecock between discontent and temptation.
What Will He Do With It, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
You saw only two things: the shuttlecock, and your partner in the game.
Thomas Love Peacock
It is not possible to play, and see anything but the shuttlecock.
Thomas Love Peacock
British Dictionary definitions for shuttlecock shuttlecock noun
- a light cone consisting of a cork stub with feathered flights, struck to and fro in badminton and battledoreOften shortened to: shuttle
- anything moved to and fro, as in an argument
verb
- to move or cause to move to and fro, like a shuttlecock
Word Origin for shuttlecock C16: from shuttle + cock 1 Word Origin and History for shuttlecock n.