† alectoromachyn.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ἀλεκτορο- , -machy comb. form.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ἀλεκτορο-, combining form (in e.g. ἀλεκτοροϕωνία cockcrow) of ancient Greek ἀλέκτωρ cock (see alectory n.) + -machy comb. form. Compare earlier alectryomachy n. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (ăle:ktŏrǫ·măki) /əˌlɛktəˈrɒməkɪ/.

Obsolete. rare.

= alectryomachy n.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > fighting between animals > [noun] > cock-fighting

cockfightingc1450

cockfight1512

cockingc1613

cocking matcha1619

cock match1654

alectryomachy1656

sparring1686

main1760

sod1814

alectoromachyc1820

spar1850

cock watch1879

c1820 Student's Man. i Alectoromachy,..cock fighting.

1871 S. Powers Afoot & Alone xiv. 200 More [soldiers] are playing cards, betting, swearing, yelling according to the most approved precedents of alectoromachy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	alectoromachy
释义	† alectoromachyn. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ἀλεκτορο- , -machy comb. form. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ἀλεκτορο-, combining form (in e.g. ἀλεκτοροϕωνία cockcrow) of ancient Greek ἀλέκτωρ cock (see alectory n.) + -machy comb. form. Compare earlier alectryomachy n. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (ăle:ktŏrǫ·măki) /əˌlɛktəˈrɒməkɪ/. Obsolete. rare. = alectryomachy n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > fighting between animals > [noun] > cock-fighting cockfightingc1450 cockfight1512 cockingc1613 cocking matcha1619 cock match1654 alectryomachy1656 sparring1686 main1760 sod1814 alectoromachyc1820 spar1850 cock watch1879 c1820 Student's Man. i Alectoromachy,..cock fighting. 1871 S. Powers Afoot & Alone xiv. 200 More [soldiers] are playing cards, betting, swearing, yelling according to the most approved precedents of alectoromachy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.c1820
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