cockshies
/ˈkɑkʃaɪz/
noun
- Plural of cockshy; objects or targets used in the game of throwing stones or sticks at a mark, or the game itself.
- The old game of cockshies involved throwing at a row of wooden figures.
- They set up cockshies in the backyard for the birthday party.
- At the fair, children tried to knock down the cockshies with wooden balls.