wrist wrestling

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noun

a form of arm wrestling in which two contenders interlock thumbs and try to force each other's hands to touch the table on which they are competing.

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Origin of wrist wrestling

First recorded in 1965–70

Clad in a blue, striped button-down, a silver watch adorning his left wrist, Huckabee beams on the cover.
Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!|Olivia Nuzzi|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The wrestling fans are “incredibly horrifying when you age,” Madusa, now 50, wrote.
The Moms of Monster Jam Drive Trucks, Buck Macho Culture|Eliza Krigman|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then, in 1985, du Pont turned his attention (and Forbes-estimated $200 million fortune) to wrestling.
Foxcatcher’s Real-Life Psycho Killer|Marlow Stern|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He poured millions into building Foxcatcher Farm, a wrestling facility boasting top-of-the-line weight machines.
Foxcatcher’s Real-Life Psycho Killer|Marlow Stern|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Between 1989 and 1995, du Pont donated $400,000 a year to USA Wrestling.
Foxcatcher’s Real-Life Psycho Killer|Marlow Stern|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Just try it once, and you'll see how ingenious it is—only one must be careful not to throw out the elbow in turning out the wrist.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
At present she is throwing her whole weight upon my wrist, which I hope will get limber under it!
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Phœbe Chiffinch, breathless, is holding Alice Arden's wrist with a firm grasp.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Like lightning he turned and seized by the wrist a man who had already opened the bag and laid hold of some of its contents.
The Garret and the Garden|R.M. Ballantyne
He wears a real pearl stud and a good signet ring; also a gold wrist watch, face broken and hands stopped at seven-fifteen.
Dope|Sax Rohmer