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Yes, elbow is playable

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"Elbow" Definition

noun

A joint, as of a bird or quadruped, corresponding to the human elbow.
A length of pipe with a sharp bend in it.
A sharp bend in a river or road.
Something having a bend or angle similar to an elbow, especially:.
The bony outer projection of this joint.

verb-transitive

To open up (a means of passage, for example) by or as if by use of the elbow: elbowed her way through the crowd.
To push, jostle, or shove with the elbow: elbowed me in the ribs to get me to stop laughing.

verb-intransitive

To turn at an angle; bend: The lane elbows to the left.

verb

To push with the elbow .
To shove aside by pushing with or as if with the elbow .
To force (as one's way) by pushing with or as if with the elbow .
To advance by pushing with the elbow.
To make an angle .

idiom

Out at the elbows Lacking money.
Out at the elbows Poorly dressed.

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