Full-nelson
noun
1.
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.
noun
1.
a wrestling hold, illegal in amateur wrestling, in which a wrestler places both arms under his opponent’s arms from behind and exerts pressure with both palms on the back of the neck Compare half-nelson
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