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crooking one's elbow

crooking one's elbow is the present participle and gerund 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 crooking one's elbow

What is crooking one's elbow the present participle and gerund of?
Crooking one's elbow is the present participle and gerund of crook one's elbow.

Words near crooking one's elbow in the dictionary

  1. crookfingered
  2. crookheaded
  3. crookie
  4. crookies
  5. crooking
  6. crooking one's elbow
  7. crookings
  8. crookish
  9. crookle
  10. crooklegged
  11. crookless

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