toxophily
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toxophily — n. archery. ♦ toxophilite, n. person fond of toxophily. ♦ toxophilous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
toxophily — noun see toxophilite … New Collegiate Dictionary
toxophily — love of archery; archery; study of archery Love and Attraction Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
toxophily — tox·oph·i·ly … English syllables
toxophily — lē noun ( es) Etymology: tox (II) + phily : the study, practice, and love of archery : the sport or skill of archery * * * … Useful english dictionary
toxic — [17] The etymological meaning underlying toxic is of ‘poisoned arrows’. Its ultimate source is Greek tóxon ‘bow’, which also gave English toxophily ‘archery’ [19]. From it was derived toxikós ‘of bows and arrows’, which formed the basis of a noun … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
toxic — [17] The etymological meaning underlying toxic is of ‘poisoned arrows’. Its ultimate source is Greek tóxon ‘bow’, which also gave English toxophily ‘archery’ [19]. From it was derived toxikós ‘of bows and arrows’, which formed the basis of a noun … Word origins
toxophilite — noun Etymology: Greek toxon bow, arrow + philos dear, loving Date: 1794 a person fond of or expert at archery • toxophilite adjective • toxophily noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
toxophilite — 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 < Gk tóxo(n) bow + philos PHILE) + ITE1] * * * … Universalium
toxophilite — 1. adjective /tɒkˈsɒfɪlʌɪt/ Pertaining to archery 2. noun /tɒkˈsɒfɪlʌɪt/ Someone keen on or an expert at archery See Also: toxophily, toxophilous … Wiktionary
