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cock-shy
cock-shy colloq. (ˈkɒkˌʃaɪ) [f. cock n.1 + shy v. or n.] 1. Applied to cock-throwing and similar games with cocks.[1794 Brand Pop. Antiq. I. (1813) s.v. Shrovetide, The person who throws..has three shys, or throws, for two pence, and wins the Cock if he can knock him down and run up and catch him be... Oxford English Dictionary
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cock-shot
ˈcock-shot colloq. [cf. cock-shy.] Anything stuck up as a convenient mark for missiles; a shot at such a mark.1842 S. Lover Handy Andy xv. 140 ‘Oh! 'twos such a nice cock-shot, 'twos impossible not to have a shy at it.’ 1884 C. Power in Gentl. Mag. Feb. 107 Take cock-shots with a boot-jack at hawtho... Oxford English Dictionary
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18th AVN Awards
Hustler magazine agreed that "the ceremony dragged on for what seemed like an eternity but still managed to entertain, despite the shaky hositn gskills of cock-shy wikipedia.org
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Gilbert as saying: "London critics attack an author as if he was a scoundrel of the worst type, and I do not feel disposed to put myself forward as a cock-shy wikipedia.org
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free throw
free throw, n. Sport and Games. Brit. /ˈfriː θrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈfri ˌθroʊ/ [‹ free adj. + throw n.2] Chiefly Basketball. A chance or attempt to score a point, hit a target, etc., without obstruction by opponents or defenders, typically granted as a penalty for a foul committed by an opposing team.1891 N.... Oxford English Dictionary
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