Definition of nelson
: a wrestling hold marked by the application of leverage against an opponent's arm, neck, and head — compare full nelson, half nelson
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Origin and Etymology of nelson
probably from the name Nelson
First Known Use: 1889
Nelson
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Horatio 1758–1805 Viscount Nelson British admiral
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1 river 400 miles (644 kilometers) long in Manitoba, Canada, flowing from the northern end of Lake Winnipeg to Hudson Bay
2 city and port at the head of a bay on the northern coast of the South Island, New Zealand population 37,943
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