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elf-shot

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Maliciously wounded or sickened as a result of having been shot by an elf.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: Anglo-Saxon and UK mythology and folklore

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adj

Meaning 2

Of a missile, fired by an elf.

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Usage: not-comparable

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noun

Meaning 3

An elf arrow; elf arrows.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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