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hammerlocks

hammerlocks is the plural of hammerlock.

Meaning of hammerlock

Noun

hammerlock (plural hammerlocks)

  1. A hold, in wrestling, in which an opponent's arm is twisted up behind their back.
    • Then again, there is the hold known as the hammer lock (or arm up the back), which is best done by seizing your opponent by either wrist that may present itself, and pull it up his back, which can be done by using either one or both of your arms, and pull his arm up as far as possible, this hold is...1890, Tom Connors, The Modern Athlete, page 55
    Synonyms:
    armlock

Questions about hammerlocks

What is hammerlocks the plural of?
Hammerlocks is the plural of hammerlock.

Words near hammerlocks in the dictionary

  1. Hammerle
  2. Hammerles
  3. hammerless
  4. hammerlike
  5. hammerlock
  6. hammerlocks
  7. hammerman
  8. hammermen
  9. hammermill
  10. hammermilled
  11. hammermilling

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