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  • 21bend one's elbow — verb To drink alcoholic beverages, especially at a public house or bar. One day is no worse than the next for El Caucho; so its a whim when he starts bending his elbow or ties one on. When he is really plastered, El Caucho looks grim, but he isnt …

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  • 22Collar-and-elbow — Wrestling Also known as Irish Celtic Wrestling, Scuffling, Irish Scuffling, Square Hold Wrestling, Box Wrestling, Irish style Scuffling, Coraiaocht (generalized). Focus Grappling Country of origin …

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  • 23Władysław I the Elbow-high — Infobox Polish monarch name=Władysław I the Elbow high image caption=Władysław I, recumbent statue on his tomb, 14th century, Wawel Cathedral birthdate=between March 3, 1260 and January 19, 1261 birthplace= deathdate=March 2, 1333… …

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  • 24Peter Elbow — is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is best known for his work in writing theory, practice, and pedagogy.Elbow is the author of several books, including Embracing Contraries: Explorations in Learning… …

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  • 25The House at Satan's Elbow — infobox Book | name = The House at Satan s Elbow title orig = translator = image caption = author = John Dickson Carr cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = Gideon Fell genre = Mystery, Detective novel publisher =… …

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  • 26Wii elbow — n. Elbow pain or numbness caused by excessive use of the Wii gaming console s remote control. Example Citations: A videogame maker has finally succeeded in getting kids off the couch and moving around. But the new approach is turning out to be… …

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  • 27Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt and his Page (Caravaggio) — Infobox Painting| title=Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt artist=Caravaggio year=1607 1608 type=Oil on canvas height=195 width=134 city=Paris museum=Louvre Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt with his Page (c. 1607 1608) is a painting by the Italian… …

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  • 28Old Man On His Back Plateau — is a small plateau in Southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada, southeast of the Hamlet of Robsart, Saskatchewan in an area known as the Old Man On His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area .[1] Contents 1 History 2 Statistics …

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  • 29break your elbow —    obsolete    to give birth to a child outside marriage    The fracture was sometimes caused by a figurative bed:     And so she broke her elboe against the bed. (Heath, 1650, of a single woman who had a child)    If a woman broke her elbow in… …

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  • 30Drop to His Death — (aka Fatal Descent)   …

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