Meaning of elf-shot | Babel Free

Definitions

An elf arrow; elf arrows.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“In Scotland the flint arrow heads are denominated ‘elf shots,’ from a belief among the people that they are of rib human formation, but the shot with which the elves or fairies assail cattle, and there are many superstitions in connection with them.”

“Frequently this practitioner would keep a stock of elf-shot from which one would be produced by sleight of hand from the ailing animal's flank as evidence that it had indeed been elf-shot.”

“Likewise, Mesolithic and Neolithic arrowheads were popularly known as “elf shot” or “elf missiles” and believed to harbor magical properties and thus sometimes made into jewelry and worn as protective charms.”

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