alectoromachy

English

Alternative forms

• alectryomachy

Etymology

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

Noun

alectoromachy (uncountable)

1. (obsolete, rare) cockfighting
   • 1872, Stephen Powers, Afoot and alone: a walk from sea to sea by the southern route:

     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.

References

• “alectoromachy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.