Other Definitions
elbow grease (dict)
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Elbow GreaseElbow grease is an old term for working hard at manual labor or trades. As in "put some elbowgrease into that". It is also used as a practical joke by master tradesmen on apprentices - e.g. "Go fetch some elbow grease from him". Each tradesperson will say someone else has the elbow grease and send the unwitting apprentice on to another master tradesperson. The snipe hunt will continue until the apprentice gives up, catches on or runs out of people/places to search. See also: long stand, pail of grindersparks, skyhook, snipe hunt
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