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Elbow
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, and the like; a sudden turn in a line of coast or course of a river; also, an angular or jointed part of any structure, as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.
(2):
(n.) The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent.
(3):
(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.
(4):
(v. t.) To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another.
(5):
(v. i.) To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the manner of an elbow.
(6):
(v. i.) To push rudely along; to elbow one's way.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Elbow'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/e/elbow.html. 1828.
