TOXOPHILITE


Meaning of TOXOPHILITE in English

[ tɒk'sɒfɪlʌɪt ]

■ noun rare a student or lover of archery.

Derivatives

toxophily noun

Origin

C18: from Toxophilus (a name invented by the English scholar and writer Roger Ascham, used as the title of his treatise on archery (1545), from Gk toxon 'bow' + -philos 'loving') + -ite 1 .

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