nelson
/ˈnɛlsən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
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Meaning
noun
A score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky.
noun
A wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arm is locked behind their back.
Example Sentences
- "Africans of my generation - and even today - generally have both a Western and an African name. Whites were either unable or unwilling to pronounce an African name, and considered it uncivilized to have one. That day, Miss Mdingane told me that my new name was Nelson. Why she bestowed this particular name upon me I have no idea. Perhaps it had something to do with the great British sea captain Lord Nelson, but that would only be a guess."
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.
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Wiktionary places this term in People.
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Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758-1805)
British admiral