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 of half nelson
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby half nelson
half landing,
half leather,
half measure,
half moon,
half mourning,
half nelson,
half note,
half of it,
half pay,
half pint,
half relief