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verb · intransitive

cockshy

cockshy · cockshies · cockshied · cockshying

To pelt; to throw things atTo pelt; to throw things at.

Meaning

1 senses

To pelt; to throw things at.

Origin

From cock + shy; so called from an ancient popular sport which consisted in shying or thro

From cock + shy; so called from an ancient popular sport which consisted in shying or throwing cudgels at live cocks.

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Forms

cockshies, cockshying, cockshied, cockshied

Base form	cockshy · to cockshy
3rd person singular	cockshies
Present participle	cockshying
Past simple	cockshied
Past participle	cockshied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	cockshy
he, she, it	cockshies

Past simpleLesson

all persons

cockshied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have cockshied
he, she, it	has cockshied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will cockshy

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

cockfight cockney cockpit cocktailB2

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