anklelock

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noun
Definitions
  • (wrestling) A hold in professional wrestling, a leglock applied to any of the joints in the ankle.

Etymology

Compound from English ankle + English lock (tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair).

Origin

English

lock

Gloss

tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair

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