Definition of "elf-shot" [elf-shot]

• Shot by an elf.
• Same as elf-bolt. (noun)
• A disease supposed to be produced by the agency of elves. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "If this were a less romantic and credulous age, there would be no trouble about fantasy, as there was no trouble about elf-shot or ‘Here be Dragons’ in the Middle Ages."
• "But the actor sagged abruptly and said, "The elf-shot business gave me away, right?""
• "All he had to do to make the words into a howl of pain was to remember his anguish when he knew Harry had been hit with elf-shot."