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half nelson

half nel·son (plural half nel·sons)


noun 
Definition:
 
wrestling hold: a hold in which a wrestler passes an arm under the opponent's arm from behind to the back of the neck and then levers the opponent's arm backward

[Because only one arm is held, whereas both are held in a full nelson]
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