scissors hold

scissors hold

n.

A wrestling hold in which the legs of one opponent are locked about the head or body of another opponent.

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Noun

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scissors hold - a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze scissor grip, scissor hold, scissors grip, scissors wrestling hold - a hold used in the sport of wrestling

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