1. a fairground game in which objects are thrown at targets to knock them down
Usage: British
2. a target for throwing objects at
Usage: British
3. an object of criticism or attack
Usage: British; figurative

Examples

• The children enjoyed playing cockshy at the village fair.
• He set up tin cans as a cockshy for the carnival booth.
• The politician became a cockshy for media criticism.
• They threw balls at the cockshy to win prizes.
• The old bottles served as targets for the cockshy game.
• After the scandal, he was everyone’s favorite cockshy.