English Online Dictionary. What means nelson? What does nelson mean?
English
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.
Pronunciation
Noun
nelson (plural nelsons)
- (cricket) A score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky.
- (wrestling) A wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arm is locked behind their back.
Derived terms
- double nelson
- half nelson
- triple nelson
Anagrams
- Lenons
Finnish
Etymology
From English nelson.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnels(ː)on/, [ˈne̞ls̠(ː)o̞n]
- Rhymes: -elson
- Syllabification(key): nel‧son
Noun
nelson
- (wrestling) nelson
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “nelson”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03