Definition of "elbow-joint" [elbow-joint]

• In anatomy, the articulation of the forearm with the upper arm; the joint formed by the articulation of the ulna and radius with the humerus. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Then he got the poor mangled arm again, closed down, and stripped the meat off the bone from the shoulder down to the elbow-joint, where his teeth met and he was free of his second mouthful of me."
• "When the elbow-joint is displaced or dislocated to the side or outward, while its sharp point (olecranon?) remains in the cavity of the humerus, extension is to be made in a straight line, and the projecting part is to be pushed backward and to the side."
• "The same rule applies to the elbow-joint, and with regard to the bones of the fore-arm and arm."