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elbow
English
Etymology
From Middle English elbowe, from Old English elboga, elnboga (“elbow”), from Proto-Germanic *alinabugô (“elbow”), equivalent to ell +? bow. Cognate with Scots elbuck (“elbow”), Saterland Frisian Älbooge (“elbow”), Dutch elleboog (“elbow”), Low German Ellebage (“elbow”), German Ellbogen, Ellenbogen (“elbow”), Danish albue (“elbow”), Icelandic olbogi, olnbogi (“elbow”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??l.b??/
- (US) IPA(key): /???.bo?/, /??l.bo?/
Noun
elbow (plural elbows)
- (anatomy) The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
- Synonym: elbow joint
- (by extension) Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular or jointed part of any structure, such as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.
- (US, dated, early 20th-century slang) A detective.
- (basketball) Part of a basketball court located at the intersection of the free-throw line and the free-throw lane.
- A hit with the elbow.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
elbow (third-person singular simple present elbows, present participle elbowing, simple past and past participle elbowed)
- (transitive) To push with the elbow or elbows; to forge ahead using the elbows to assist.
- (transitive, by extension) To nudge, jostle or push.
Derived terms
- elbower
Translations
See also
- Appendix:Parts of the knot
References
Anagrams
- Below, Blowe, Lebow, below, blowe, bowel, bowle
Middle English
Noun
elbow
- Alternative form of elbowe
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cubit
English
Etymology
From Middle English cubite, from Latin cubitum (“elbow, cubit”). Doublet of cubitus.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?kju?.b?t/
- (US) enPR: kyo?o'b?t, IPA(key): /?kju.b?t/
- Rhymes: -u?b?t
- Homophone: qubit
Noun
cubit (plural cubits)
- (historical units of measure) Various former units of length notionally based on the distance from a grown man's elbow to his fingertips, standardized in different places and times at values between 35 and 60 cm.
- Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
- (anatomy) The ulna.
Usage notes
In English, most commonly encountered in biblical Hebrew measures based on the shorter of the two Egyptian cubits, although the term is also used broadly for other units between the length of a foot and a yard. These may be clarified with a preceding adjective: Greek cubit, Roman cubit, etc.
Synonyms
- (unit of length): ell (now properly a separate English unit); arshin, Russian cubit (Russian contexts); dira (modern Middle Eastern contexts)
- (bone): See ulna
Hyponyms
- royal cubit
Related terms
- cubitus
- qubit
Translations
Malay
Alternative forms
- ??????
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *-bit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-bit, from Proto-Austronesian *-bit.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /t??ubet/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /t??ub?t/
- Rhymes: -ubet, -bet, -et
Verb
cubit (Jawi spelling ?????, used in the form mencubit)
- to pinch (to squeeze a small amount of skin)
Middle English
Noun
cubit
- Alternative form of cubite
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