alectoromachy

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alectoromachy

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

noun alectryomachy

obsolete, rare, uncountable 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.

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@misc{alectoromachy_2026,
  title = {alectoromachy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alectoromachy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}