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Definition of toxophilite in English: toxophilitenoun tɒkˈsɒfɪlʌɪttɑkˈsɑfəˌlaɪt rare A student or lover of archery. Example sentencesExamples - A person practicing archery is called an archer, and one who is fond of or an expert at archery is sometimes called a toxophilite.
- Developed from the best quality metal in diverse shapes and sizes, our range of archery equipment is most popular amongst worldwide toxophilites.
- However, a more technical term for an archer is a a toxophilite, which is someone who is devoted to or is a lover of archery.
- In uncertain times, it makes sense to have as many strings to your bow as a well-provisioned fiddler or a prudent toxophilite.
- One thing is for sure they are not toxophilites.
adjectivetɒkˈsɒfɪlʌɪttɑkˈsɑfəˌlaɪt rare Relating to archers and archery.
Derivatives noun rare At the same time, it doesn't influence pulling the bow and toxophily, so it is also called ‘arrow sleeves’ (in Manchu, it is called ‘Waha’). Example sentencesExamples - A member of the Tibetan equestrian sport team performs toxophily at the Shoton Festival in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on August 14, 2007.
- The various gifts, talents, pastimes, and pleasures of her Majesty have been dwelt upon at length at this jubilee time, but no one so far has touched upon one of her favorite diversions in past years, the pleasant sport of toxophily.
- Nine skills, toxophily, stone bumping, jumping, walking, swimming, rassling, talking, writing and calculating were popular for men to practice at that time.
- After the ceremony of sacrificing, sports activity such as toxophily, horse race, and wrestling will be held.
Origin Late 18th century: from Toxophilus (a name invented by Roger Ascham, used as the title of his treatise on archery (1545), from Greek toxon 'bow' + -philos 'loving') + -ite1. Definition of toxophilite in US English: toxophilitenountɑkˈsɑfəˌlaɪttäkˈsäfəˌlīt rare A student or lover of archery. Example sentencesExamples - In uncertain times, it makes sense to have as many strings to your bow as a well-provisioned fiddler or a prudent toxophilite.
- A person practicing archery is called an archer, and one who is fond of or an expert at archery is sometimes called a toxophilite.
- One thing is for sure they are not toxophilites.
- Developed from the best quality metal in diverse shapes and sizes, our range of archery equipment is most popular amongst worldwide toxophilites.
- However, a more technical term for an archer is a a toxophilite, which is someone who is devoted to or is a lover of archery.
adjectivetɑkˈsɑfəˌlaɪttäkˈsäfəˌlīt rare Relating to archers and archery.
Origin Late 18th century: from Toxophilus (a name invented by Roger Ascham, used as the title of his treatise on archery (1545), from Greek toxon ‘bow’ + -philos ‘loving’) + -ite. |