flying mare


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.

Origin of flying mare

1
First recorded in 1745–55

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How to use flying mare in a sentence

  • Russell went over his head in a flying mare as the crowd stood up and yelled.

    Rimrock Trail | J. Allan Dunn
  • Loveliness-Inexhaustible leaped on her swift-flying mare, and hastened after the Tsarevich Ivan.

    Russian Fairy Tales | R. Nisbet Bain
  • A large branch had fallen across the road, and Nick did not catch sight of it until too late to check the flying mare.

  • And now the home stretch, and the old pacer well up, collaring the flying mare and pacing her neck to neck.

    The Bishop of Cottontown | John Trotwood Moore
  • Mason had secured a hold called the flying mare and had used it with telling effect.

    Mason of Bar X Ranch | Henry Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for flying mare

flying mare

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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