shuttlecock
noun
the object that is struck back and forth in badminton and battledore, consisting of a feathered cork head and a plastic crown.
shuttlecocks
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pluralof shuttlecock.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It is an easy sport to pick up, most leisure centres have courts and you can hire racquets and shuttlecocks.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2024
Shuttlecocks, also known as birdies or birds, are traditionally made from duck feathers, but nylon shuttlecocks have become more widely used because of their superior durability.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2024
Sports are represented in the form of tiny windsurfers and badminton shuttlecocks, and he has acquired some oddities, like helicopters, pencil stubs, abacuses and matchbooks.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2016
The 1930s Nelson-Atkins Museum, for one, is known for its collection of Chinese paintings, as well as the 17-foot-tall shuttlecocks on its lawn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2016
The boys sing a song that the wind will blow, the girls sing that it may be calm so that their shuttlecocks may fly straight.
From Child-Life in Japan and Japanese Child Stories by William Elliot Griffis
