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A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a battledoor in play; also, the play itself.

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  1. n. A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a battledoor in play; also, the play itself.
  2. v. t. To send or toss to and fro; to bandy; as, to shuttlecock words.
  3. n. badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
  4. v. send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock
  5. A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a battledoor in play; also, the play itself. To send or toss to and fro; to bandy; as, to shuttlecock words. Thackeray.
  6. A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by abattledoor in play; also, the play itself.
  7. n:100 n. badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers v. send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock