肘 — meaning in English

English meaning

• cubit noun A unit of length based on the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, used in the ancient world and in biblical measurements, roughly thirty-five to sixty centimetres.
• dogleg noun Something, such as a road or canyon, that has a sharp bend in it.
• elbow noun The joint connecting the upper arm to the forearm.
• ell noun An old unit of length, roughly the distance from elbow to fingertip, historically around 45 inches in England.

Senses

肘 is used for these senses in English:

• cubit The distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
• dogleg (golf, disc golf) A sharp bend in the fairway before reaching a hole.
• elbow (anatomy) The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
• ell (historical) A measure of length. An English ell was 1¼ yards (45 inches or 114 cm), a Scottish ell was about 37 inches (94 cm), a Flemish ell was ¾ yard (27 inches or 69 cm), while certain European ells were less than 50 cm.

dogleg — full definition

1. noun Something, such as a road or canyon, that has a sharp bend in it.
2. noun A staircase design in which the steps rise to a half-landing, turn back on themselves, and continue upward.
3. noun A sharp turn in the fairway just before the hole.
4. noun A road junction made up of two T-junctions close together, facing each other.

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