"coconut shy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: coconut shies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} coconut shy (plural coconut shies)
  1. A traditional fairground amusement where customers throw balls at a row of coconuts in an attempt to knock one off its support and thereby win it.
    Sense id: en-coconut_shy-en-noun-RNmvWm75 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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