elbow-bending
1elbow-bending — n. drinking liquor; drinking liquor to excess. □ She spends quite a bit of time at elbow bending. □ That’s a lot of elbow bending for one sitting …
2elbow-bending — drinking intoxicants Usually to excess, from the movement of the glass to the lips: Afrazi was a major leaguer at elbowbending. (M. Thomas, 1980) An elbow bender is a drunkard. See also bend …
3elbow bending — noun : the drinking of beer or liquor …
4elbow-bender — elbow bending, n., adj. /el boh ben deuhr/, n. Slang. a person fond of drinking alcoholic beverages. * * * …
5elbow-bender — elbow bending, n., adj. /el boh ben deuhr/, n. Slang. a person fond of drinking alcoholic beverages …
6Elbow — El bow, n. [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}, and 4th {Bow}.] 1. The joint or bend of the arm; the outer… …
7Elbow grease — Elbow El bow, n. [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}, and 4th {Bow}.] 1. The joint or bend of the arm; the… …
8Elbow in the hawse — Elbow El bow, n. [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}, and 4th {Bow}.] 1. The joint or bend of the arm; the… …
9Elbow scissors — Elbow El bow, n. [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}, and 4th {Bow}.] 1. The joint or bend of the arm; the… …
10elbow — /el boh/, n. 1. the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm. 2. the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped. See diag. under horse. 3. something bent like an elbow, as a sharp turn in a road or river, or a piece of …
