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toxophilite definition

tox·ophi·lite (täk säf′ə līt′)

noun

a person who is especially fond of archery

Etymology: < Toxophilus, title of a book (1545) by Roger Ascham < Gr toxon, a bow + philos, loving + -ite

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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