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cock-throwing
ˈcock-throwing, vbl. n. The sport of throwing sticks at a cock tied to a post, to try who should succeed in knocking it down or killing it: formerly an ordinary Shrove-tide pastime.1640 Wit's Recreations (N.), Cock-throwing. Cock-a-doodle do, 'tis the bravest game. 1681 W. Robertson Phraseol. Gen. (... Oxford English Dictionary
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Cock throwing
Cock throwing, also known as cock-shying or throwing at cocks, was a blood sport widely practised in England until the late 18th century. Cock throwing was traditionally associated with Shrove Tuesday. wikipedia.org
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throwing
▪ I. throwing, vbl. n.1 (ˈθrəʊɪŋ) [f. as prec. + -ing1.] The action of throw v.1 I. 1. (In form thrawing.) Twisting, wringing; turning or bending to one side; also fig. crossing, thwarting; quarrelling. Sc.a 1585 Montgomerie Flyting 376 They deemde, what death it sould die..‘be throwing [v.r. thrawi... Oxford English Dictionary
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Frizzen
When the trigger is pulled, the hammer or cock which includes a shaped piece of flint held in a set of jaws with a scrap of leather or thin piece of lead , snaps forward causing the flint to scrape downward along the frizzen's face (historically called the 'battery'), throwing it forward into the open position wikipedia.org
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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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Fox tossing
See also Bear baiting Bullfighting Cock throwing Cow tipping Fox hunting Goose pulling Haggis hurling References Obsolete blood sports Foxes Animal cruelty incidents Throwing sports wikipedia.org
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Scarning
Another trying pupil was Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow, who engaged in the sport of cock-throwing, and developed a lifelong dislike for the master, wikipedia.org
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cock
▪ I. cock, n.1 (kɒk) Forms: 1–3 coc, 1 kok, cocc, 4–6 cok, coke, 4–5 cokke, 5 cokk, kocke, 5–7 cocke, 4– cock. [OE. cocc, coc, kok; cf. ON. kokkr (rare, according to Vigfusson only once in Edda), and F. coq (13th c. in Littré). Though at home in English and French, not the general name either in Teu... Oxford English Dictionary
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NRS-2
The NRS-2 is designed for either stabbing or throwing with the blade, or fired at distances of up to 25 metres. The flip-up lever on the right side of the NRS-2 is pulled to cock the internal hammer, and before firing the safety catch located beside the barrel must wikipedia.org
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VOM (punk rock band)
The name VOM was an abbreviation for "vomit", as their early live act was said by Meltzer and Turner to have included throwing various viscera, cow parts ", which began with Saunders' Ramones-like tom tom beat and Meltzer's cries of "Electrocute your cock, electrocute your cock / Looking for a handjob? wikipedia.org
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Yolkless egg
The eggs can also be called fart eggs, cock eggs, fairy eggs, dwarf eggs, and witch eggs. According to the superstition, this could be prevented by throwing the egg over the family dwelling so it smashed on the other side without touching the wikipedia.org
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Miquelet lock
The agujeta used a back catch on the cock in lieu of a half cock sear and the mainspring bore down on the toe of the cock as with the romanlock. Throwing Fire-Projectile Technology Through History. Cambridge University Press, 2002 Daehnhardt, Rainer, and W. Keith Neal, Translator and Editor. wikipedia.org
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Witch's ladder
Leland says the curse is lifted by finding the hen and wreath (garland), and throwing the whole lot into running water; the bewitched is then taken into In his account the ladder was made of black wool, with white and brown thread, and at every two inches it was tied around cock's feathers. wikipedia.org
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The Harvesters (painting)
In the center left of the painting, a group of villagers can be seen participating in the blood sport of cock throwing. wikipedia.org
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Elizabethan leisure
The most famous cock-pit in London was in Drury Lane, and most towns and villages had their own pit. There were other common animal sports: bear-baiting, bullfighting, dog fighting, and cock throwing. wikipedia.org
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