shuttlecock
noun
1 shuttlecock
Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers.
synonyms: bird, birdie, shuttle.
Roget 605: irresolution, infirmity of purpose, indecision; indetermination, undetermination†; unsettlement; uncertainty etc. 475; demur, suspense; hesitating etc. v., ... show more
Dutch: pluimbal, shuttle
Polish: lotka
verb
1 shuttlecock
Send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock.
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