nonce-wd. [f. Gr. τόξον bow + -LOGY.] prop. The study of the bow, i.e., archery; in quot. humorously used for ‘archery.’
1843. Fraser’s Mag., XXVII. 401. He is reluctant to … run the risk of exposing his well-varnished cab as a pleasing target for the poles of the loitering omnibuses, the drivers of which latter have obtained a well-earned fame for their dexterity in this … department of toxology.
