Headlocks'

head·lock

[hed-lok]
noun Wrestling.
a hold in which a wrestler locks an arm around the opponent's head.

Origin:
1900–05; head + lock1

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headlock (ˈhɛdˌlɒk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a wrestling hold in which a wrestler locks his opponent's head between the crook of his elbow and the side of his body

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