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elf-bolt

noun

Etymology

From the folk belief that they were used by elves.

Definitions

  1. A belemnite

  2. A magical bolt used by elves as a weapon.

    • [A] bow, in order that they may discharge little arrows at men, and tease them, as they otherwise do with small pebbles; for the dangerous Elf-bolt of the Scotch tradition hath doubtless its counterpart in one that is harmless.

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