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Definition of Shuttlecocked
1. shuttlecock [v] - See also: shuttlecock
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shuttlecocked
Literary usage of Shuttlecocked
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings ... Annual Forum by National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, Conference of Charities (U.S., Conference of Charities (U.S.), National Conference of Social Work (U.S. (1920)
"... and shuttlecocked between insane asylums and reformatories, each of which
declares the other is best suited to the disciplinary management of these ..."
2. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1899)
"Yes, if the phrase is to be shuttlecocked between us!" I answered hotly. "
There can be no question ..."
3. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1892)
"This contention was shuttlecocked until the state of war faded away into the
peace that passeth understanding except for Mr. Morris's explanation of their ..."
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