half nelson
noun Wrestling.
a hold in which a wrestler, from behind the opponent, passes one arm under the corresponding arm of the opponent and locks the hand on the back of the opponent's neck.
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Origin of half nelson
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby half nelson
half-miler, half-minute, halfmoon, half mourning, half-naked, half nelson, half note, half of it, half-open, half-open interval, half-p
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British Dictionary definitions for half nelson
half-nelson
noun
a wrestling hold in which a wrestler places an arm under one of his opponent's arms from behind and exerts pressure with his palm on the back of his opponent's neckCompare full nelson
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