Definition
A fairground or carnival game where players throw projectiles at a rooster or wooden target to try to knock it down, or the actual target itself.
Etymology
From 'cock' (rooster) + 'shy' (to throw, or a target). Refers to both the game and the object being targeted in this English fairground tradition.
Kelly Says
Cockshying was wildly popular at English village fairs and carnivals for centuries—it was basically a carnival game where you paid to throw things at either a live rooster or a wooden dummy, and it wasn't banned until animal welfare laws got stricter.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የዶሮ ተራ
jädoro tɛra
ARالعربية
هدف الديك
haːdif al-dīk
BNবাংলা
মুরগির লক্ষ্য
murɡir lɔkʰʃo
CACatalà
diana de gall
diˈanɑ ðe ɡaʎ
CSČeština
kohoutí cíl
koɦoutiː tsiːl
DADansk
hane mål
hænə moːl
DEDeutsch
Hahnenziel
haːnənʦiːl
ELΕλληνικά
στόχος κοτσύφας
stɔˈxos kɔtsɪˈfas
ESEspañol
blanco de gallo
ˈblɑŋko ðe ɣaʎo
FAفارسی
هدف خروس
haːdif xurus
FISuomi
kana maali
kɑnɑ mɑːli
FRFrançais
cible de coq
sibl də kɔk
GUGU
કુકડાનું લક્ષ્ય
kʊkɖaːnʊ̃ lakʃy
HEעברית
מטרת תרנגול
maˈtɾat tarnɡol
HIहिन्दी
मुर्गे का निशाना
murge kā niʃɑnɑ
HUMagyar
kakas cél
kɒkɒʃ tseːl
IDBahasa Indonesia
sasaran ayam
sɑsɑɾan aˈjam
ITItaliano
bersaglio di gallo
bɛrˈsɑʎʎo di ɡaʎːo
KKKK
кәк нысаны
kæk nɯsɑnɯ
KMKM
គោលដៅស័ង្កសី
kɔl dɑɔ sɑŋk sɨj
KO한국어
수탉이 표적
sutang-i pyojeok
MRMR
कोकीळ लक्ष्य
kōkīḷa lakʃya
MSBahasa Melayu
sasaran ayam
sɑsɑɾan aˈjam
MYမြန်မာ
ကြက်ပစ်ရန်
tɕɛʔ pɪʔ jɑ̀n
NLNederlands
hanendoel
haːnədɔl
NONorsk
hane mål
hænə moːl
PAPA
ਕੁਕੜ ਦਾ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨਾ
kʊkɽ ɖaː niʃɑnɑ
PLPolski
cel koguta
t͡sɛl kɔɡuta
PTPortuguês
alvo de galo
aɫvu dɨ ɡaˈlu
RORomână
țintă de cocoș
t͡sintə de kokoʃ
RUРусский
мишень петуха
mʲɪˈʂɛnʲ pʲɪˈtuxə
SVSvenska
tuppmål
tʉp-moːl
SWKiswahili
shabaha ya dume
ʃabaha jɑ dʊmɛ
TAதமிழ்
சேவல் இலக்கு
cēval ilakku
TEతెలుగు
కోడి లక్ష్యం
kōḍi lakʃyam
TLTL
target ng manok
tɑrɡɛt ŋ manɔk
TRTürkçe
horoz hedefi
hoɾoz hɛdɛfi
UKУкраїнська
ціль петуха
t͡sɪlʲ pʲetʊˈxa
URاردو
مرغی کا نشانہ
murɡī kā niʃɑnɑ
VITiếng Việt
mục tiêu gà trống
mʊk˧˧ tʰɨəw ɣà tròng
ZUZU
inhloko yenduku
ɪnɬɔkʼo jɛndʊkʼu