2. Verb. (third-person singular of shuttlecock) ¹
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Definition of Shuttlecocks
1. shuttlecock [v] - See also: shuttlecock
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shuttlecocks
Literary usage of Shuttlecocks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary for Primary Schools by Noah Webster (1838)
"Bawl'-ed,* p. proclaimed by to strike shuttlecocks. Bat'-tle-ment, я. a wall
indented on the tops of buildings. Ba\vl'-mg,ppr. crying aloud. ..."
2. The Works of Jeremy Bentham by Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring (1843)
"No shuttlecocks," writes Mr B. (9th Nov.) " but these tawdry ones; all glitter,
no worth; just like the age, and a startling exemplification, and conclusive ..."
3. The Young Folk's Cyclopædia of Games and Sports by John Denison Champlin, Arthur Elmore Bostwick (1890)
"A kind of Lawn Tennis in which shuttlecocks (see BATTLEDORE) are used instead of
balls. ... The shuttlecocks are usually loaded with lead or rubber, ..."
4. Miscellaneous Essays and Addresses by Henry Sidgwick, Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick, Arthur Sidgwick (1904)
"Pointed epigrams, yes," writes the philosopher; " but pointed shuttlecocks never
were, nor ever will be, good for anything. These, it is true, have not been ..."
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