| Elbow (elbow) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| El"bow |
| [AS. elboga,
elnboga (akin to D. elleboga, OHG. elinbogo, G.
ellbogen, ellenbogen, Icel. (?)lnbogi; prop.;
arm-bend); eln ell (orig., forearm) + boga a bending.
See 1st Ell, a |
The
joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm
when bent.
Any turn or bend like that of the elbow,
in a wall, building, and the like; a sudden turn in a line of coast
or course of a river; also, an angular or jointed part of any
structure, as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe
fitting, turning at an angle or bent.
A sharp angle in any
surface of wainscoting or other woodwork; the upright sides which
flank any paneled work, as the sides of windows, where the jamb makes
an elbow with the window back.
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To push or hit with the elbow, as when one
pushes by another.
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| Elbow (elbow) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| El"bow |
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To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the manner of
an elbow.
To push rudely along; to elbow one's
way.
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