Word: cockshy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cock
shy
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: cock
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Shuttlecock; send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock
Etymology Compounds: Affix: coque
Language: fro
Decoded: coque
Meaning: a type of small boat
Affix: shy
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An act of throwing.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: shy
Language: enm
Decoded: shy
Meaning: shy