hammerlock

English

noun

Definitions

A hold, in wrestling, in which an opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back; an armlock

Etymology

Compound from English hammer (hammer) + English lock (tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair).

Origin

English

lock

Gloss

tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Goldilocks English
Lockport English
Thor's hammer English
airlock English
anklelock English
anti-lock English
armlock English
ban hammer English
banhammer English
belock English
boxlock English
brainlock English
chinlock English
claw hammer English
couchlock English
daglock English
deadlock English
deathlock English
doglock English
earlock English
elflock English
eyelock English
fetlock English
fetterlock English
firelock English
flatlock English
flintlock English
forehammer English
forelock English
goldhammer English
gridlock English
gunlock English
hairlock English
hammer English
hammer-headed English
hammerable English
hammerer English
hammerest English
hammereth English
hammerfish English
hammerhead English
hammerless English
hammerlike English
hammerman English
hammermill English
hammerscale English
hammersmith English
hammerspace English
hammerstone English
hammertoe English
hammerwort English
handlock English
hashlock English
headlock English
inlock English
interlock English
keylock English
landlock English
leglock English
lidlock English
liplock English
livelock English
lock English
lock-weir English
lockability English
lockable English
lockage English
lockbolt English
lockbox English
locker English
lockfast English
lockful English
lockhouse English
lockjaw English
lockkeeper English
lockless English
locklike English
lockmaster English
locknut English
lockout English
lockpicker English
lockplate English
lockring English
lockset English
lockshield English
lockside English
locksman English
locksmith English
locksmithery English
locksport English
lockstep English
lockstitch English
lockwork English
locky English
lovelock English
manlock English
matchlock English
mindlock English
multilock English
necklock English
oarlock English
overlock English
picklock English
rehammer English
relock English
riplock English
sidelock English
sledgehammer English
snaplock English
soaplock English
softlock English
spinlock English
suitlock English
taglock English
twistlock English
underhammer English
underlock English
unlock English
uplock English
weighlock English
wheellock English
wristlock English
Locke German
ハンマー Japanese
hamer Middle English
lok Middle English
ล็อก Thai
loc Welsh
loklo Ido
hama Tok Pisin
lok Tok Pisin
hama Hausa
loke Seychellois Creole
haamaa Fiji Hindi
hãma Farefare