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crooks one's elbow

crooks one's elbow is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 crooks one's elbow

What is crooks one's elbow the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Crooks one's elbow is the third-person singular simple present indicative of crook one's elbow.

Words near crooks one's elbow in the dictionary

  1. crooknecks
  2. crooknosed
  3. crooks
  4. crooks and nannies
  5. crooks in the lot
  6. crooks one's elbow
  7. Crookshanks
  8. Crookshankses
  9. crookshouldered
  10. Crookston
  11. Crookstons

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