# toxophilite

> English word · Adjective · IPA /tɒkˈsɒfɪlʌɪt/

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to archery.

## Etymology
From Toxophilus, the title of a 1545 book by Roger Ascham intended to mean ‘lover of the bow’, from Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon, “bow”) + φίλος (phílos, “love”); equivalent to τόξον (tóxon) + -philite.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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