Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

out at elbow

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
out- at el-bow
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a coat, jumper, etc., worn through at the elbows; of clothes, shabby, in poor condition.

adj

In needy circumstances.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

out-at-elbow (alternative) out at elbows (alternative)

Questions

What does out at elbow mean?
Of a coat, jumper, etc., worn through at the elbows; of clothes, shabby, in poor condition.

How to pronounce out at elbow

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