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alectoromachy

alectoromachy noun: cockfighting.

Noun

alectoromachy (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) cockfighting
    • In the long mud-barracks some of them are reading the Bible, more are playing cards, betting, swearing, yelling according to the most approved precedents of alectoromachy.1872, Stephen Powers, Afoot and alone: a walk from sea to sea by the southern route

Forms of alectoromachy

alternative formalectryomachy

Origin of alectoromachy

From Ancient Greek ἀλεκτορομαχία (alektoromakhía), from ἀλέκτωρ (aléktōr) + μάχη (mákhē) + -ία (-ía).

Questions about alectoromachy

What does alectoromachy mean?
Alectoromachy means cockfighting.
What part of speech is alectoromachy?
Alectoromachy is a noun.

Words near alectoromachy in the dictionary

  1. alectorian
  2. alectorians
  3. alectorioid
  4. alectorioids
  5. alectormancy
  6. alectoromachy
  7. alectoromancy
  8. alectoronic acid
  9. Alectown
  10. alectromanchy
  11. alectromancy

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