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out at the elbows

el·bow
O o

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [el-boh]
    • /aʊt æt stressed ði -boʊ/
    • /ˈaʊt ət ðə ˈel.bəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [el-boh]
    • /aʊt æt stressed ði -boʊ/

Definitions of out at the elbows words

  • noun out at the elbows the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm. 1
  • noun out at the elbows the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped. 1
  • noun out at the elbows something bent like an elbow, as a sharp turn in a road or river, or a piece of pipe bent at an angle. 1
  • noun out at the elbows Architecture. crossette. 1
  • noun out at the elbows Also called ell, el. a plumbing pipe or pipe connection having a right-angled bend. 1
  • verb with object out at the elbows to push with or as if with the elbow; jostle. 1
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Origin of out at the elbows

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English elbowe, Old English el(n)boga; cognate with Middle Dutch elle(n)bōghe, Old High German el(l)inbogo (German Ellenbogen), Old Norse ǫl(n)bogi; literally, “forearm-bend.” See ell2, bow1

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Parts of speech for Out at the elbows

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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out at the elbows popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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