Look up: Shuttlecock

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   shuttlecock
   [n] - badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers 2. [v] - send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock
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   Shuttlecock
   Shut'tle·cock` noun A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a battledoor in play; also, the play itself.
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   Shuttlecock
   Shut'tle·cock transitive verb To send or toss to and fro; to bandy; as, to shuttlecock words. Thackeray.
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   shuttlecock
   bird 1 birdie noun badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
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   Shuttlecock
   A `shuttlecock` is a high-drag projectile used in the sport of badminton. It has an open conical shape: the cone is formed from sixteen overlapping goose feathers embedded into a rounded cork base. The cork is covered with thin leather. The shuttlecock's shape makes it extremely aerodynamically stable. Regardless of initial orientation, it will turn to fly cork first, and remain in the cork-first orientation. The name `shuttlecock` is frequentl...
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   Shuttlecock
   • (v. t.) To send or toss to and fro; to bandy; as, to shuttlecock words. • (n.) A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a battledoor in play; also, the play itself.
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   shuttlecock
   (from the article `badminton`) court or lawn game played with lightweight rackets and a shuttlecock. Historically, the shuttlecock was a small, cork hemisphere with 16 goose ... children`s game played by two persons using small rackets called battledores, which are made of parchment, plastic, or rows of gut or nylon ... [2 related a...
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   Shuttlecock
   (from the article `Swift, Graham`) ...and Queens` College, Cambridge (B.A., 1970; M.A., 1975). His first novel, The Sweet-Shop Owner (1980), juxtaposes the final day of a shopkeeper`s ...
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   Shuttlecock
   Official name for the object that players hit. Also known as 'birdie.' Weight: .17-.l9 ounces. Made of: 16 goose feathers attached to a corktip covered with goat skin. Cost: $1.50-$2.00. Usually lasts for no more than two games. The heavier the shuttlecock, the faster it flies. Flies faster in higher temperatures and at higher altitudes.
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