- skiamachy
- var. of SCIAMACHY.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
skiamachy
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skiamachy — sham fight; shadow boxing Fighting and Combat … Phrontistery dictionary
Fighting and Combat — Have you ever seen one of those old westerns when some grizzled and toothless saloon patron says them s fighting words ? Well, here they are all twenty one of them! These words, all very obscure, refer to fighting, combat or conflict, whether… … Phrontistery dictionary
sciamachy — n. (also skiamachy) formal 1 fighting with shadows. 2 imaginary or futile combat. Etymology: Gk skiamakhia (as SCIAGRAPHY, makhia fighting) … Useful english dictionary
