Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Bear-baiting with a dog: a humorous word invented by Butler.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Bear baiting with a dog.
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- noun obsolete
bearbaiting with adog
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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Of the same character is Butler’s ‘cynarctomachy’, or battle of a dog and bear.
English Past and Present Richard Chenevix Trench 1846
sionnach commented on the word cynarctomachy
bear-baiting.
February 10, 2008
jennarenn commented on the word cynarctomachy
As in, accordion music is absolutely the worst noise!!!! Who listens to that stuff???
February 10, 2008
peritus commented on the word cynarctomachy
From the Greek kun- (dog), arkto- (bear) and machia (battle).
February 10, 2008
reesetee commented on the word cynarctomachy
Hey! That's reesetee-baiting too! ;-)
February 11, 2008
jennarenn commented on the word cynarctomachy
Yes, but is there a cool Greek word for that?
February 11, 2008
reesetee commented on the word cynarctomachy
Not likely.
February 11, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word cynarctomachy
JM will not bear cynarctomachy and is dogged in this!
November 16, 2009
refenestration commented on the word cynarctomachy
What a lovely word!
November 23, 2009
michael.tremberth commented on the word cynarctomachy
On the sauce for goose, sauce for gander principle: arctocymmachy - or, a totally new sport, arctotauromachy.
August 9, 2012
michael.tremberth commented on the word cynarctomachy
Hi refenestration, how do you like exundation?
August 9, 2012