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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—E

Elf-marked

Those born with a natural defect, according to the ancient Scottish superstition, are marked by the elves for mischief. Queen Margaret called Richard III.—

“Thou elfish-marked, abortive, rooting hog!” -

Shakespeare: Richard III., i. 3.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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