Definition: Elbow (raise)

Benjamin Franklin, American physicist, publicist, politician and inventor of the lightning rod, was also a great lover of French wines. He expressed his admiration for the wisdom of the Creator, who had placed the elbow at the perfect distance between the shoulder and the hand, so that the glass could be raised to the mouth with such precision.

The expression "to raise one's elbow" is used to describe someone who drinks to excess.