1. a fairground game in which objects are thrown at targets to knock them down
Usage: British; often plural
2. targets for throwing objects at, especially in a fairground game
Usage: British; often plural

Examples

• The children spent their pocket money at the cockshies.
• He won a prize at the coconut cockshies.
• The fairground had several cockshies set up near the entrance.
• She aimed carefully at the cockshies but missed every time.
• The traditional cockshies used wooden balls and tin cans.
• At the village fete, the cockshies were very popular with visitors.