1. One who, or that which, bends.
2. An instrument used for bending.
3. A drunken spree.
ETYM as. elboga, elnboga; eln ell, forearm + boga a bending. Related to Ell Bow.
1. Hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped; SYN. elbow joint, cubitus, cubital joint, articulatio cubiti.
2. The joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow.
3. The part of a sleeve that covers the elbow.
4. A sharp bend in a road, river, or any object.
ETYM Old Eng. kne, cneo, As. cneó, cneów; akin to OS. knio, kneo, OFries. knî, German and Dutch knie, Old High Germ. chniu, chneo, Icel. knę, Swed. knä, Dan. knae, Goth. kniu, Latin genu, Greek gony, Skr. jânu, Cf. Genuflection.
1. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella; SYN. knee joint, articulatio genus, genu.
2. The part of a trouser leg that covers the knee.