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half nelson

a wrestling hold in which an arm is placed under the opponent's arm from behind with one's hand pressed against the back of the opponent's neck

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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