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elf arrows

elf arrows is the plural of elf arrow.

Meaning of elf arrow

Noun

elf arrow (plural elf arrows)

  1. A prehistoric flint arrowhead.
    Synonyms:
    elf-shot, fairy dart
  2. An elf-bolt or belemnite.
  3. A magical arrow (weapon) used by elves or other mythological beings.
    • When they want beef or mutton on any festal occasion, they betake themselves to the Shetlanders' scatholds or townmails, and with elf-arrows bring down their game.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 262

Questions about elf arrows

What is elf arrows the plural of?
Elf arrows is the plural of elf arrow.

Words near elf arrows in the dictionary

  1. Elez
  2. eleëmosynary
  3. elf
  4. elf and safety
  5. elf arrow
  6. elf arrows
  7. elf barrow
  8. elf barrows
  9. elf bolt
  10. elf bolts
  11. elf circle

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