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Noun: shuttlecock  'shú-t(u)l,kók
  1. 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
Verb: shuttlecock  'shú-t(u)l,kók
  1. 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