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cynarctomachy

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

bearbaiting with a dog

obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“And shall we turn⟳ our fangs and claws Upon our own⟳ selves, without cause? That some occult design⟳ doth lie⟳ In bloody cynarctomachy, Is plain enough to him that knows How Saints lead⟳ brothers by the nose.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

cynarine cynaropicrin cynaroside cynarrhodium cynascyroside cynatratoside

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