Sciomachy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sciomachy \Sci*om"a*chy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?; ? a shadow + ? battle:
     cf. F. sciomachie, sciamachie.]
     A fighting with a shadow; a mock contest; an imaginary or
     futile combat. [Written also {scimachy}.] --Cowley.
     [1913 Webster]