What is to push rudely along; to elbow one's way. "Purseproud, elbowing Insolence." Grainger called?
elbow — To push rudely along; to elbow one's way. "Purseproud, elbowing Insolence." Grainger. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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