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Elbow

ignorant, blundering constable. [Br. Lit.: Measure for Measure]

See : Stupidity

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He did not come out, yet, as before, he chuckled at my elbow and was chased by me a third time into the cave.

Before Adam by London, Jack View in context

For he had been a famous back-swordman in his young days, and a good wrestler at elbow and collar.

Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context

On four sides of the throne and several feet below it stood three solid ranks of heavily armed soldiery, elbow to elbow.

The Gods of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

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