Meanings
nounelbow relation (plural elbow relations)
plural elbow relations
- archaicA distant relation.
Pat Palmer Spence and Ralph Hudgins, direct descendents^([sic]) of Will Palmer, and Joan Hudgins who all related stories about a loving granny, eccentric aunts, vaguely remembered elbow relations, births and deaths, fascinating vintage letters, […]
2008, Janet Hudgins, Treason
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APA
elbow relation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elbow%20relation
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“elbow relation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elbow%20relation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elbow relation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elbow%20relation.
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