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shuttlecock |
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shuttlecock [ˈʃʌtəlˌkɒk] n 1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Badminton) a light cone consisting of a cork stub with feathered flights, struck to and fro in badminton and battledore Often shortened to shuttle 2. anything moved to and fro, as in an argument vb
to move or cause to move to and fro, like a shuttlecock [from shuttle + cock1] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations shuttlecock [ˈʃʌtəlkɒk] n → volant de badminton)m > shuttle diplomacy n → navettes fpl diplomatiques shuttle service n → service m de navettes, navettes fpl How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| And shuttlecock, now--I don't know a finer game than shuttlecock for the daytime. Battledore and shuttlecock's a wery good game, vhen you ain't the shuttlecock and two lawyers the battledores, in which case it gets too excitin' to be pleasant. Doubtful which might be the clarionet-stop, he was considering the point, when a shuttlecock flew out of the parlour window, and alighted on his hat. |
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