1) The target itself 
object of criticism or ridicule
• (n.) An object at which stones are flung. • (n.) A game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown at by the players; -- so called from an ancient popular sport which consisted in `shying` or throwing cudgels at live cocks.
Cock'shy` noun 1. A game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown at by the players; -- so called from an ancient popular sport which consisted in 'shying' or throwing cudgels at live cocks. 2. An object at which stones are flung. « 'Making a cockshy of him,' re...
Cockshy is a game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown at by the players. It developed from an ancient popular sport which consisted of shying or throwing cudgels at live cocks.
the act or sport of throwing missiles at a target. · the target itself.