crook one's elbow
Examples
“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.”
“Once a top-hand cowboy was leaning over the mahogany of a watering hole between cattle drives, merrily crooking his elbow and painting his nose and watching his trail pay⟳ melt⟳ away, drink⟳ by drink⟳.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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