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单词 elf-shot
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elf-shotn.

Etymology: < elf n.1 + shot n.1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈelf-shot.
1. ‘Disease, supposed to be produced by the immediate agency of evil spirits’ (Jamieson).
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > other human disorders > [noun]
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pip?a1425
foge?c1475
pankc1475
day and night shot1527
kindnessc1600
elf-shot1681
pseudo-syphilis1810
c1000 Ags. Leechd. III. 54 Ylfa gescot.]
1681 H. More in J. Glanvill Saducismus Triumphatus ii. 303 The sickness of Will. Black was an Elf-shot.
1841 G. Borrow Zincali I. i. ix. 148 Shepherds and cowherds..are most exposed to the effects of the elf-shot.
2. Scottish. A flint arrow-head; see quot. 1769.
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1769 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. (1774) 101 Elf-shots..are supposed to be weapons shot by fairies at cattle.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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