# shuttlecock

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃʌtl̩ˌkɒk/ · frequency rank #99,859

## Definitions
1. A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games.
2. The game of badminton.

## Etymology
From shuttle (from the back-and-forth sense of the word originating with loom weaving) + cock (from resemblance to a male bird's plume of tail feathers).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shuttlecock