cross-buttock
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Twice before had we fought him—at our own option—over the bonnet; for 'twas a sturdy villain, and famous for the cross-buttock.
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 by John Wilson
Joe Hines, ex-lumber-jack, came down with an impact equal to a fall from a two-story building—his overthrow accomplished by a cross-buttock, delivered, he claimed, before he was ready.
From Burning Daylight by Jack London
Yes, but avoid wrestling with him; he is good at the cross-buttock, I hear.
From Dr. Jolliffe's Boys by Frank Feller
He also gave him some hints in wrestling, and taught him the throw called the cross-buttock.
From Dr. Jolliffe's Boys by Frank Feller
Often and often do his bony fingers almost clutch our throat, or his foot is put out to give us a cross-buttock.
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by John Lyde Wilson
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