Birdie and Shuttlecock

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Birdie noun - Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers.

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Shuttlecock is a synonym for birdie. In some cases you can use "Shuttlecock" instead a noun "Birdie".

Nearby Word: bird

Shuttlecock noun - Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers.

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Birdie is a synonym for shuttlecock. You can use "Birdie" instead a noun "Shuttlecock".

Ruby says a birdie is also called a shuttlecock.

Source: Literature / Max and Ruby
Calling A Rabbit A Smeerp: As noted in the Bowdlerize entry above, a shuttlecock a birdie.

Source: Western Animation / Toot & Puddle
Likewise, in Old and New, the characters called a Shuttlecock a birdie, perhaps for the same reason as above.

Source: Western Animation / Toot & Puddle

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