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full nelson

–noun
a hold in which a wrestler, from behind the opponent, passes each arm under the corresponding arm of the opponent and locks the arms at the fingers or wrists on the back of the opponent's neck.
Compare nelson.


Origin:
1920–25
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full nelson  
n.  A wrestling hold in which both hands are thrust under the opponent's arms from behind and then pressed against the back of the opponent's neck.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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