flying mare

American  

noun

1. Wrestling. a method of attack in which a wrestler grasps the wrist of the opponent, turns in the opposite direction, and throws the opponent over the shoulder and down.

2. flying jenny.

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flying mare British  

noun

1. a wrestling throw in which a wrestler seizes his opponent's arm or head ( flying head mare ) and turns to throw him over his shoulder

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Etymology

Origin of flying mare

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

She can type 86 words a minute and has been heard to say of her husband, George Zaharias, a 300-lb. ex-wrestler: "Yep, I threw him last night with a flying mare."

From Time Magazine Archive

Good sequence: Eddie taking his girl to a wrestling match, proposing to her during a flying mare.

From Time Magazine Archive

After one hour, 15 min. and 16 sec. of groveling, grunting, groaning and grimacing, Londos applied the "flying mare" with which he usually ends his bouts.

From Time Magazine Archive

After an hour and ten minutes, Londos last week turned his back on his opponent, reached across his own shoulder to seize Brown ing's head, tossed him over his shoulder in a "flying mare."

From Time Magazine Archive

A large branch had fallen across the road, and Nick did not catch sight of it until too late to check the flying mare.

From Through Forest and Fire Wild-Woods Series No. 1 by Ellis, Edward Sylvester