cross-buttock
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He also gave him some hints in wrestling, and taught him the throw called the cross-buttock.
From Dr. Jolliffe's Boys by Feller, Frank
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 Wilson, John
And never mind what I said yesterday about closing with him, we must risk his cross-buttock, and your superior strength may serve you.”
From Dr. Jolliffe's Boys by Feller, Frank
I mind me when there was scarce a man in Cummerlan' could give me the cross-buttock.
From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Caine, Hall, Sir
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
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