† alectryomachyn.

Forms: 1600s alectriomachy, 1600s–1800s alectryomachy.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin alectryomachia.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin alectryomachia (1639 in a British source, or earlier) < ancient Greek ἀλεκτρυών cock (see alectryon n.) + post-classical Latin -machia -machy comb. form. Compare Middle French alectriomachie (1586). Compare later alectoromachy n. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (ăle:ktriˌǫ·măki) /əˌlɛktrɪˈɒməkɪ/.

Obsolete. rare.

Cockfighting. Cf. alectoromachy n.Recorded chiefly in dictionaries and glossarial sources.

ΘΚΠ

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

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sparring1686

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cock watch1879

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Alectryomachy, a Cock-fight.

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Alectryomachy, the barbarous sport of cockfighting.

1835 Q. Rev. Sept. 349 We are by no means sure that his love for alectryomachy proves anything at all against his gentleness.

1845 Encycl. Metrop. XVI. 784/1 The people of Pergamus held an annual meeting, in which Alectryomachy was as regularly introduced as the combats of Gladiators.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	alectryomachy
释义	† alectryomachyn. Forms: 1600s alectriomachy, 1600s–1800s alectryomachy. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin alectryomachia. Etymology: < post-classical Latin alectryomachia (1639 in a British source, or earlier) < ancient Greek ἀλεκτρυών cock (see alectryon n.) + post-classical Latin -machia -machy comb. form. Compare Middle French alectriomachie (1586). Compare later alectoromachy n. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (ăle:ktriˌǫ·măki) /əˌlɛktrɪˈɒməkɪ/. Obsolete. rare. Cockfighting. Cf. alectoromachy n.Recorded chiefly in dictionaries and glossarial sources. 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 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Alectryomachy, a Cock-fight. 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Alectryomachy, the barbarous sport of cockfighting. 1835 Q. Rev. Sept. 349 We are by no means sure that his love for alectryomachy proves anything at all against his gentleness. 1845 Encycl. Metrop. XVI. 784/1 The people of Pergamus held an annual meeting, in which Alectryomachy was as regularly introduced as the combats of Gladiators. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1656
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