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half nelson
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun half nelson has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
half nelson,
A hold in which one arm is thrust under the corresponding arm of the opponent, generally behind, and the hand placed upon the back of his neck. In the full nelson both hands are so placed. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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