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With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.

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  1. a. With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
  2. adj. (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body
  3. adv. with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
  4. With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward. "With one arm akimbo." Irving.
  5. With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turnedoutward. "With one arm akimbo." Irving.
  6. s. (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body r. with hands on hips and elbows extending outward