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elbow-bender

[ el-boh-ben-der ]

noun

, Slang.
  1. a person who drinks alcoholic beverages to excess; a heavy drinker.


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Other Words From

  • el·bow-bend·ing noun adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of elbow-bender1

First recorded in 1910–15; elbow ( def ) + bender ( def ), from the image of a person bending the elbow to pick up an alcoholic drink, usually in a bar

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