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cynarctomachy

cynarctomachy noun: bearbaiting with a dog.

Noun

cynarctomachy (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) bearbaiting with a dog
    • And shall we turn our fangs and claws
      Upon our own selves, without cause?
      That some occult design doth lie
      In bloody cynarctomachy,
      Is plain enough to him that knows
      How Saints lead brothers by the nose.1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678; republished...

Origin of cynarctomachy

From cyno- + Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos) + -machy.

Questions about cynarctomachy

What does cynarctomachy mean?
Cynarctomachy means bearbaiting with a dog.
What part of speech is cynarctomachy?
Cynarctomachy is a noun.

Words near cynarctomachy in the dictionary

  1. cynanversicoside
  2. cynapanoside
  3. cynaphylloside
  4. cynapin
  5. cynapine
  6. cynarctomachy
  7. cynarine
  8. cynaroid
  9. cynaropicrin
  10. cynaroside
  11. cynarrhodia

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