\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.
         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.

\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.
      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.

\El"bow\, v. i.
1. To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the
   manner of an elbow.
2. To push rudely along; to elbow one's way. ``Purseproud,
   elbowing Insolence.'' --Grainger.