fairy dart

Definitions

A prehistoric stone arrowhead; an elf arrow.

Examples

“Hence, by having a fairy dart in your possession, you can defy the fairies, or can even turn⟳ them from active enemies into powerful friends and personal patrons. This curious property makes the stone arrowhead a most valuable charm ...”

“The shape⟳ is believed to have⟳ been derived from its being originally the mounting of an elf-shot or fairy dart, i.e. flint arrowhead. An old man in Kincardineshire […]”

“Cattle are shot with stones and can only be cured by a "fairy dart" or ancient stone arrowhead. These objects are kept in numerous wrappings by every properly qualified "fairy doctor," who rub[s] them on the sick beasts with appropriate charms ...”

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