Definition of elbow

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Elbow (n.) The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent.

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Elbowchair :: Elbowchair (n.) A chair with arms to support the elbows; an armchair.
Under-arm :: Under-arm (a.) Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm..
Jog :: "Jog (v. t.) To push or shake with the elbow or hand; to jostle; esp., to push or touch, in order to give notice, to excite one's attention, or to warn..
Overhand :: Overhand (a.) Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder..
Poppyhead :: Poppyhead (n.) A raised ornament frequently having the form of a final. It is generally used on the tops of the upright ends or elbows which terminate seats, etc., in Gothic churches..
Elbowboard :: Elbowboard (n.) The base of a window casing, on which the elbows may rest..
Punch :: Punch (v. t.) To thrust against; to poke; as, to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow..
Jerk :: "Jerk (v. t.) To give a quick and suddenly arrested thrust, push, pull, or twist, to; to yerk; as, to jerk one with the elbow; to jerk a coat off..
Cubital :: Cubital (n.) A sleeve covering the arm from the elbow to the hand.
Nudge :: Nudge (v. t.) To touch gently, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation..
Elbowed :: Elbowed (imp. & p. p.) of Elbo.
Forearm :: Forearm (n.) That part of the arm or fore limb between the elbow and wrist; the antibrachium.
Bight :: Bight (v.) A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow..
Underhand :: Underhand (a.) Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow..
Vambrace :: Vambrace (n.) The piece designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the wrist.
Brachium :: Brachium (n.) The upper arm; the segment of the fore limb between the shoulder and the elbow.
Foresleeve :: Foresleeve (n.) The sleeve below the elbow.
Ancon :: Ancon (n.) The olecranon, or the elbow..
Triceps :: Triceps (n.) A muscle having three heads; specif., the great extensor of the forearm, arising by three heads and inserted into the olecranon at the elbow..
Anconeal :: Anconeal (a.) Of or pertaining to the ancon or elbow.
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