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Definitions

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. Bear-baiting with a dog: a humorous word invented by Butler.

Wiktionary

  1. n. obsolete bearbaiting with a dog

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. Bear baiting with a dog.

Etymologies

  1. Ancient Greek (Wiktionary)

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  • michael.tremberth Hi refenestration, how do you like exundation? Aug 9, 2012

  • michael.tremberth On the sauce for goose, sauce for gander principle: arctocymmachy - or, a totally new sport, arctotauromachy. Aug 9, 2012

  • refenestration What a lovely word! Nov 23, 2009

  • jmjarmstrong JM will not bear cynarctomachy and is dogged in this! Nov 16, 2009

  • reesetee Not likely. Feb 11, 2008

  • jennarenn Yes, but is there a cool Greek word for that? Feb 11, 2008

  • reesetee Hey! That's reesetee-baiting too! ;-) Feb 10, 2008

  • peritus From the Greek kun- (dog), arkto- (bear) and machia (battle). Feb 10, 2008

  • jennarenn As in, accordion music is absolutely the worst noise!!!! Who listens to that stuff??? Feb 10, 2008

  • sionnach bear-baiting. Feb 10, 2008

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