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Crossette \Cros*sette"\ (kr?s-s?t`), n. [F., dim. of crosse. See
{Crosier}.] (Arch.)
(a) A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a
door or window; -- called also {ancon}, {ear}, {elbow}.
(b) The shoulder of a joggled keystone.
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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 outer curve in the
middle of the arm when bent.
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Her arms to the elbows naked. --R. of
Gloucester.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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{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.
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Elbow \El"bow\, v. i.
1. To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the
manner of an elbow.
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2. To push rudely along; to elbow one's way. "Purseproud,
elbowing Insolence." --Grainger.
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Elbow \El"bow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elbowed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Elbowing}.]
To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another.
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They [the Dutch] would elbow our own aldermen off the
Royal Exchange. --Macaulay.
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{To elbow one's way}, to force one's way by pushing with the
elbows; as, to elbow one's way through a crowd.
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