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half nelson

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half nelson

–noun Wrestling.
a hold in which a wrestler, from behind the opponent, passes one arm under the corresponding arm of the opponent and locks the hand on the back of the opponent's neck.
Compare nelson.


Origin:
1885–90
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half nelson  
n.  A wrestling hold in which one arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind to the back of the neck.
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