shake one's elbow

English

Verb

shake one's elbow

  1. (slang, archaic) To gamble with dice.
    • 1739, George Whitefield, The Life ... of ... G. W. (page 93)
      When a little after as I passed by (the publick Kitchen just before mentioned) I saw him shaking his Elbow over a Gaming Table.
    • 1837, Blackwood's Magazine (volume 41, page 520)
      Come with me this very moment, I will take you to a house where you will see him shaking his elbow in good earnest.
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