cockshy

Plural: cockshies

Noun

• A game or throw at a target.
• A game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown at by the players.
• An object at which stones are flung; (by extension) a person who is abused or vilified.

Verb

• To pelt; to throw things at.

Examples

• The triple word score seemed like a tempting cockshy, daring him to hit it.