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Added 9 October 2026

shuttlecock

/ˈʃʌtl̩ˌkɒk/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about shuttlecock at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
The game of badminton.

verb

To move rapidly back and forth.
To send or toss back and forth; to bandy.
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Origin

From shuttle (from the back-and-forth sense of the word originating with loom weaving) + cock (from resemblance to a male bird's plume of tail feathers).

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