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Vigorous rubbing of joint with oil
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elbow grease
Word definitions for elbow grease in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context idiomatic English) effort or hard work, especially physical work involving repeated motion of the forearm, such as scrubbing.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Elbow \El"bow\, n. [AS. elboga, elnboga (akin to D. elleboga, OHG. elinbogo, G. ellbogen, ellenbogen, Icel. ?lnbogi; prop.; arm-bend); eln ell (orig., forearm) + boga a bending. See 1st Ell , and 4th Bow .] The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Elbow grease is an idiom for working hard at manual labour . It is a figure of speech for humorously indicating nothing else but manual work is required. It is sometimes reported in the form of a snipe hunt , a prank where an apprentice or recruit is sent ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" [syn: effort , exertion , travail , sweat ]
Usage examples of elbow grease.
When it got down to using scouring pads and elbow grease on the war memorial, 'Phelia was right out there with town women who had lost sons in three different wars, wearing an overall with her hair done up in a kerchief.
This place may have possibilities if some elbow grease were put to it.
Again, she needed more elbow grease than usual to do the job, as her magic seemed to respond only slowly.
She used Bon-Ami and elbow grease and managed to get almost all of the mildew off the tiles in the bathroom.
With the thought of her, and a little bit of effort on his part (elbow grease was the way he thought of it), Jack Nestor finally began to relax.