† chiromachyn.
Etymology: < Greek χειρομαχία, < χειρομάχος that fights with the hands.
Obsolete.
rare.
society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [noun] > a fight > with hands or fists
1659 J. Gauden 544 Dreadful Chiromachies..scufflings and fightings with hands and arms of flesh.
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