Meanings
nounelbow pit (plural elbow pits)
plural elbow pits
- USpossiblyanatomyA triangular area on the anterior side of the elbow, the crook of the arm.
Synonyms: crook of the arm, crook of the elbow, cubital fossa
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA triangular area on the anterior side of the elbow, the crook of the arm.
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Translations
Catalan sofraja del braç, fossa cubital
- sofraja del braçcrook of the arm
- fossa cubitalcrook of the arm
Chinese Mandarin 肘窩 /肘窝
- 肘窩 /肘窝 (zhǒuwō)crook of the arm
French pli du coude
- pli du coudecrook of the arm
German Ellenbeuge
- Ellenbeugecrook of the arm
Korean 팔오금
- 팔오금 (parogeum)crook of the arm
Lithuanian alkūnės duobė
- alkūnės duobėcrook of the arm
Swedish armveck
- armveckcrook of the arm
Vietnamese khoeo tay
- khoeo taycrook of the arm
Cite this entry
APA
elbow pit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elbow%20pit
MLA
“elbow pit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elbow%20pit. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elbow pit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elbow%20pit.
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