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shut·tle·cock
ˈshə-tᵊl-ˌkäk 
: a lightweight conical object with a rounded often rubber-covered nose that is used in badminton
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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
Other Olympic Village furniture will include small tables made from badminton shuttlecocks, poufs made from parachute cloth, and chairs constructed from recycled bottle caps.
—Riccardo Piccolo, WIRED, 23 July 2024
The museum hosted the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl ring ceremony in June, which caused damage to the museum’s south lawn, home to the famed shuttlecock sculpture.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2024
The shuttlecock is a shaped like a cone and made of overlapping feathers attached to a circular cork base, according to Racquet Point.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
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Snoop Dogg's badminton call was shuttlecock splendor When was the last time American sports fans paid attention to badminton?
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
Other Olympic Village furniture will include small tables made from badminton shuttlecocks, poufs made from parachute cloth, and chairs constructed from recycled bottle caps.
—Riccardo Piccolo, WIRED, 23 July 2024
The museum hosted the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl ring ceremony in June, which caused damage to the museum’s south lawn, home to the famed shuttlecock sculpture.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2024
The shuttlecock is a shaped like a cone and made of overlapping feathers attached to a circular cork base, according to Racquet Point.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
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“Shuttlecock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shuttlecock. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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