Usually means: Worn, shabby, especially in clothing.
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  1. out at elbow: Collins English Dictionary
  2. out at elbow: Wordnik
  3. out at elbow: Wiktionary
  4. Out at elbow: Dictionary.com
  5. out at elbow: FreeDictionary.org
  6. Out at elbow: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (out at elbow)

adjective:  Of a coat, jumper, etc., worn through at the elbows; of clothes, shabby, in poor condition.
adjective:  In needy circumstances.

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