toxophilite

[ tok-sof-uh-lahyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

toxophilite

/ tɒkˈsɒfɪˌlaɪt /

1785–95; Toxophil ( us ) bow-lover (coined by Roger Ascham in his 1545 book so entitled < Greek tóxo ( n ) bow + -philos -phile ) + -ite ¹

C18: from Toxophilus, the title of a book (1545) by Ascham, designed to mean: a lover of the bow, from Greek toxon bow + philos loving

Toxophilite, tok-sof′i-līt, n. a lover of archery: an archer.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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