TOXOPHILITE


Meaning of TOXOPHILITE in English

— toxophilitic /tok sof'euh lit"ik/ , adj. — toxophily , n.

/tok sof"euh luyt'/ , n.

a devotee of archery; archer.

[ 1785-95; Toxophil ( us ) bow-lover (coined by Roger Ascham in his 1545 book so entitled tóxo ( n ) bow + -philos -PHILE) + -ITE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .