cross-buttock

British  

noun

1. a wrestling throw in which the hips are used as a fulcrum to throw an opponent

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Example Sentences

"John Proudfoot took me—so—and tried to give me the cross-buttock, but I caught his eye and twisted him on my hip—so—and down he went in a bash!"

From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Caine, Hall, Sir

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 Wilson, John Lyde

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 London, Jack

This he soon did, catching Frank for the cross-buttock throw.

From Frank Merriwell's Chums by Standish, Burt L.

Yes, but avoid wrestling with him; he is good at the cross-buttock, I hear.

From Dr. Jolliffe's Boys by Feller, Frank