"nelson" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-nelson.ogg [Australia] Forms: nelsons [plural]
Etymology: Cricket sense: origin disputed; supposedly from the belief that Lord Nelson had one eye, one arm and one leg. Wrestling sense: Back-formation from full nelson. Head templates: {{en-noun}} nelson (plural nelsons)
  1. (cricket) A score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky. Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-nelson-en-noun-JYeaJ8xZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (wrestling) A wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arm is locked behind their back. Categories (topical): Wrestling
    Sense id: en-nelson-en-noun-3iEiflXI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 37 63 Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war, wrestling
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: double nelson, half nelson, triple nelson

Inflected forms

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