elbow-bender

[ el-boh-ben-der ]

nounSlang.
  1. a person who drinks alcoholic beverages to excess; a heavy drinker.

Origin of elbow-bender

1
First recorded in 1910–15; elbow + bender, from the image of a person bending the elbow to pick up an alcoholic drink, usually in a bar

Other words from elbow-bender

  • el·bow-bend·ing, noun, adjective

Words Nearby elbow-bender

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