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shakes one's elbow

shakes one's elbow is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shake one's elbow.

Meaning of shake one's elbow

Verb

shake one's elbow (third-person singular simple present shakes one's elbow, present participle shaking one's elbow, simple past shook one's elbow, past participle shaken one's elbow)

  1. (archaic, slang) To gamble with dice.
    • When a little after as I passed by (the publick Kitchen just before mentioned) I saw him shaking his Elbow over a Gaming Table.1739, George Whitefield, The Life ... of ... G. W., page 93

Questions about shakes one's elbow

What is shakes one's elbow the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shakes one's elbow is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shake one's elbow.

Words near shakes one's elbow in the dictionary

  1. shakes like a leaf
  2. shakes off
  3. shakes off the dust from one's feet
  4. shakes on it
  5. shakes one's ass
  6. shakes one's elbow
  7. shakes one's head
  8. shakes out
  9. shakes over
  10. shakes the dust from one's feet
  11. shakes the dust from one's sandals

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