crook one's elbow
crook one's elbow verb: to consume alcoholic drink.
Verb
crook one's elbow (third-person singular simple present crooks one's elbow, present participle crooking one's elbow, simple past and past participle crooked one's elbow)
- To consume alcoholic drink.
- His first drink went over in a gulp and Jol had the second ready for him when he set down the empty glass. Just as Nord was crooking his elbow on the second drink, a small, rat-faced man sidled up to him at the bar.1950, Wonders of the Spaceways, numbers 1-6, page 30
- Once a top-hand cowboy was leaning over the mahogany of a watering hole between cattle drives, merrily crooking his elbow and painting his nose and watching his trail pay melt away, drink by drink.2011, Richard Bird Baker, Corral Dust from Across the Big Divide
Forms of crook one's elbow
| third-person singular present | crooks one's elbow |
|---|---|
| present participle | crooking one's elbow |
| past participle | crooked one's elbow |
| past | crooked one's elbow |
Questions about crook one's elbow
- What does crook one's elbow mean?
- Crook one's elbow means to consume alcoholic drink.
- What part of speech is crook one's elbow?
- Crook one's elbow is a verb.
- What is the past tense of crook one's elbow?
- The past tense of crook one's elbow is crooked one's elbow.
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