† pygmachyn.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek πυγμαχία.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πυγμαχία boxing < πυγ- , stem of πύξ with clenched fist (see pygmy n.) + -μαχία -machy comb. form.The definition in Blount (and hence in later dictionaries) apparently arose from a misapprehension of the meaning of the Greek word.

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Fighting with clubs.Only attested in dictionaries.

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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Pygmachy, a fighting with Hurl~bats or Clubs.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Pygmachy,..a fighting with Hurlbats.

1677 E. Coles Eng. Dict. (new ed.) Pygmachy..fighting with clubs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	pygmachy
释义	† pygmachyn. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek πυγμαχία. Etymology: < ancient Greek πυγμαχία boxing < πυγ- , stem of πύξ with clenched fist (see pygmy n.) + -μαχία -machy comb. form.The definition in Blount (and hence in later dictionaries) apparently arose from a misapprehension of the meaning of the Greek word. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Fighting with clubs.Only attested in dictionaries. ΚΠ 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Pygmachy, a fighting with Hurl~bats or Clubs. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Pygmachy,..a fighting with Hurlbats. 1677 E. Coles Eng. Dict. (new ed.) Pygmachy..fighting with clubs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1656
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