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elbow

Main Entry:: ¹el·bow
Pronunciation:: \ˈel-ˌbō\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English elbowe, from Old English elboga, from el- (akin to eln ell) + Old English boga bow — more at ell, bow
Date:: before 12th century

1 a: the joint of the human arm b: a corresponding joint in the anterior limb of a lower vertebrate2: something (as macaroni or an angular pipe fitting) resembling an elbow

— at one's elbow

: at one's side

— out at elbows or out at the elbows

1: shabbily dressed2: short of funds

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