shuttlecock
The origin and history of shuttlecock.
Etymology
Formed from shuttle (from the back-and-forth sense of the word that originated with loom weaving) and cock (from its resemblance to a male bird's plume of tail feathers).
The origin and history of shuttlecock.
Formed from shuttle (from the back-and-forth sense of the word that originated with loom weaving) and cock (from its resemblance to a male bird's plume of tail feathers).
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