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A fighting with a shadow; a mock contest; an imaginary or futile combat.

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  1. n. A fighting with a shadow; a mock contest; an imaginary or futile combat.
  2. A fighting with a shadow; a mock contest; an imaginary or futile combat. [Written also scimachy.] Cowley.
  3. A fighting with a shadow; a mock contest; an imaginary orfutile combat. [Written also scimachy.] Cowley.
  4. n. A fighting with a shadow; a mock contest; an imaginary or futile combat.