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A result of shooting. A wound or pain in the body caused by witchcraft. Cf. shoot, v. 32a, and elf-shot, n. Obsolete.
An act of witchcraft performed with the intention of causing damage or injury; the resultant harm; (also) the power of Satan (rare). Now historical.
spec. ‘Injury supposed to proceed from witchcraft’ (Jamieson).