Definition of elbow

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Elbow (n.) 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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Elbowroom :: Elbowroom (n.) Room to extend the elbows on each side; ample room for motion or action; free scope.
Armchair :: Armchair (n.) A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms.
Elbowboard :: Elbowboard (n.) The base of a window casing, on which the elbows may rest..
Chevron :: Chevron (n.) A distinguishing mark, above the elbow, on the sleeve of a non-commissioned officer's coat..
Cubit :: Cubit (n.) A measure of length, being the distance from the elbow to the extremity of the middle finger..
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..
Ancon :: Ancon (n.) The olecranon, or the elbow..
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..
Jostle :: Jostle (v. t.) To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against.
Ulnar :: Ulnar (a.) Of or pertaining to the ulna, or the elbow; as, the ulnar nerve..
Elbowing :: Elbowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Elbo.
Elbow :: Elbow (v. i.) To push rudely along; to elbow one's way.
Vambrace :: Vambrace (n.) The piece designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the wrist.
Hunch :: Hunch (v. t.) To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly.
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..
Ginglymus :: Ginglymus (n.) A hinge joint; an articulation, admitting of flexion and extension, or motion in two directions only, as the elbow and the ankle..
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..
Underhand :: Underhand (a.) Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow..
Elbow :: Elbow (n.) 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..
Overhand :: Overhand (a.) Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder..
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