cockshy

American  

[kok-shahy] / ˈkɒkˌʃaɪ /

noun

British.

plural

cockshies

1. the act or sport of throwing missiles at a target.

2. the target itself.

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cockshy British  

/ ˈkɒkˌʃaɪ /

noun

1. a target aimed at in throwing games

2. the throw itself.

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Etymology

Origin of cockshy

First recorded in 1785–95; cock ¹ + shy ²

Example Sentences

Four men came tumbling down, one after the other, like dolls at a cockshy.

From 813 by Leblanc, Maurice

Russell's Top was another "Apex" and a cockshy for any enemy guns that were within range.

From The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula by Collett, Herbert Brayley

Freed from the necessity of a systematic delineation Smollett rambles about Nice, its length and breadth, with a stone in his pouch, and wherever a cockshy is available he takes full advantage of it.

From Travels through France and Italy by Smollett, T. (Tobias)