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crooked one's elbow

crooked one's elbow is the simple past and past participle of crook one's elbow.

Meaning of crook one's elbow

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)

  1. (US, slang) 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

Questions about crooked one's elbow

What is crooked one's elbow the simple past and past participle of?
Crooked one's elbow is the simple past and past participle of crook one's elbow.

Words near crooked one's elbow in the dictionary

  1. crooked as a dog's hind leg
  2. Crooked Corner
  3. Crooked Creek
  4. crooked number
  5. crooked numbers
  6. crooked one's elbow
  7. Crooked River
  8. crooked tune
  9. crookeder
  10. crookedest
  11. crookedly

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