Her arms to the elbows naked. --R. of
Gloucester.
2. 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.
3. (Arch.) 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. --Gwilt.
Note: Elbow is used adjectively or as part of a compound, to
denote something shaped like, or acting like, an elbow;
as, elbow joint; elbow tongs or elbow-tongs; elbowroom,
elbow-room, or elbow room.
{At the elbow}, very near; at hand.
{Elbow grease}, energetic application of force in manual
labor. [Low]
{Elbow in the hawse} (Naut.), the twisting together of two
cables by which a vessel rides at anchor, caused by
swinging completely round once. --Totten.
{Elbow scissors} (Surg.), scissors bent in the blade or shank
for convenience in cutting. --Knight.
{Out at elbow}, with coat worn through at the elbows; shabby;
in needy circumstances.
They [the Dutch] would elbow our own aldermen off the
Royal Exchange. --Macaulay.
{To elbow one's way}, to force one's way by pushing with the
elbows; as, to elbow one's way through a crowd.
2. To push rudely along; to elbow one's way. ``Purseproud,
elbowing Insolence.'' --Grainger.