flying mare
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
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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 DunnLoveliness-Inexhaustible leaped on her swift-flying mare, and hastened after the Tsarevich Ivan.
Russian Fairy Tales | R. Nisbet BainA large branch had fallen across the road, and Nick did not catch sight of it until too late to check the flying mare.
Through Forest and Fire | Edward EllisAnd 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 MooreMason 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
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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