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  1. toxophilitenoun

    Someone keen on or an expert at archery

  2. toxophiliteadjective

    Pertaining to archery

  3. Etymology: From Toxophilus, the title of a 1535 book by Ascham intended to mean ‘lover of the bow’, from τοξον + φίλος + -ite.

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  1. toxophilite

    Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows. The word comes from the Latin arcus, meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern times, it is mainly a competitive sport and recreational activity. A person who practices archery is typically called an archer, bowman, or toxophilite.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Toxophilitenoun

    a lover of archery; one devoted to archery

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Toxophilite

    tok-sof′i-līt, n. a lover of archery: an archer.—adj. Toxophilit′ic. [Gr. toxon, a bow, philein, to love.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of toxophilite in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of toxophilite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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