Look up: Shuttlecock

1. 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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2. 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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3. Shuttlecock
   Shut'tle·cock transitive verb To send or toss to and fro; to bandy; as, to shuttlecock words. Thackeray.
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4. shuttlecock
   bird 1 birdie noun badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. Shuttlecock
   (film) `Shuttlecock` is a 1991 French-British drama film directed by Andrew Piddington and starring Alan Bates, Lambert Wilson and Kenneth Haigh. It is based on the 1982 novel Shuttlecock by Graham Swift. Cast: References: <references/> External links:
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