Noun: shuttlecock 'shú-t(u)l,kók
- Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
"The players volleyed the shuttlecock back and forth over the net";
- bird, birdie, shuttle
- Send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock
"The politicians shuttlecocked the issue between committees"
Derived forms: shuttlecocked, shuttlecocking, shuttlecocks
Type of: badminton equipment, bandy
Encyclopedia: Shuttlecock