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- proper noun A
diminutive of the malegiven name Elbert .
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Examples
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Besides Mum and Dad, the characters of mean-spirited Birdy and remorseful Elbie are equally effective.
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Even though Birdy and Elbie went through the same ordeal as Lena, they offer her no help and no support.
Mum & Dad (2009) 2009
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While the tortures that Mum and Dad inflict on Lena would be enough, the manipulative nature of Birdy and the forlorn attitude of Elbie contribute to her suffering.
Mum & Dad (2009) 2009
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Elbie came by once or twice for a chat and eventually dragged him away.
Nonviolence Festival (2) star_tourmaline 2007
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She works as a janitor at the airport, where she meets Birdy (Ainsley Howard), a chatty girl who invites her out with her introverted brother, Elbie (Toby Alexander), for drinks after their shift.
Mum & Dad (2009) 2009
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Mum cooks up breakfast, Dad reads his morning paper, Birdy chit-chats and Elbie cleans up bloody body parts.
Mum & Dad (2009) 2009
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Lena declines, but when she misses her bus she is forced to follow Birdy and Elbie to their home.
Mum & Dad (2009) 2009
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Pirates first baseman Elbie Fletcher told this story about Paul Waner:
ROB NEYER’S BIG BOOK OF BASEBALL LEGENDS ROB NEYER 2008
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The Venter family, including wife Elbie, daughter Nicole, 14, and a friend, had earlier felt the earthquake.
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The matter was delayed because no presidential permission for his extradition to Libya had been obtained, prosecutor Elbie
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