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cock·shy | \ ˈkäk-ˌshī 
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\ plural cockshies
Definition of cockshy
1a : a throw at an object set up as a mark
b : a mark or target so set up
2 : an object or person taken as a butt (as of criticism)
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The first known use of cockshy was in 1836
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