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A projectile used in the sport of Badminton. Traditionally, a shuttlecock is made from a head of cork and a skirt of overlapping goose feathers (See diagram). 


       __
      /  \  - - Head
     |____|             
     /    \\  

    /      \\   
   /        \ - - Skirt  
  /          \\      
 /____________\\


For most casual players, this has been replaced by a shuttlecock made using a plastic head and skirt. The feather shuttlecock is still used by "serious" players and for competitions.