shuttlecock

n. birdie, object that is hit back and forth in the game of badminton (composed of a lightweight head and feathered tail); game of battledore

v. hit back and forth, toss something back and forth

A shuttlecock is a high-drag projectile used in the sport of badminton. It has an open conical shape: the cone is formed from sixteen overlapping goose feathers embedded into a rounded cork base. The cork is covered with thin leather.The shuttlecock's shape makes it extremely aerodynamically stable. Regardless of initial orientation, it will turn to fly cork first, and remain in the cork-first orientation.The name shuttlecock is frequently shortened to shuttle. The abbreviation cock is rarely used except in a jocular sense, due to its vulgar connotations. The "shuttle" part of the name was probably derived from its back-and-forth motion during the game, resembling the shuttle of a loom; the "cock" part of the name was probably derived from the resemblance of the feathers to a bird's cock.
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Noun
1. badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
(synonym) bird, birdie, shuttle
(hypernym) badminton equipment
Verb
1. send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock
(hypernym) bandy
(derivation) bird, birdie, shuttle

(v. t.)
To send or toss to and fro; to bandy; as, to shuttlecock words.
  

(n.)
A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a battledoor in play; also, the play itself.
  

shuttlecock /'ʃʌtlkɔk/
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