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elbow

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈel.bəʊ/ US  /-boʊ/

Definition

B1 the part in the middle of the arm where it bends, or the part of a piece of clothing that covers this area: Her arm was bandaged from the elbow to the fingers. The sleeve of his shirt was torn at the elbow.The armParts of clothes
(Definition of elbow noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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