DEVON WRESTLING


Meaning of DEVON WRESTLING in English

noun

also devonshire wrestling

Usage: usually capitalized D

: a system of wrestling in which catching hold the opponent's strong loose linen jacket or any part of his body above the waist is permitted, in which two shoulders and one hip or two hips and one shoulder must touch ground simultaneously to constitute a fall, and in which contestants get up on their feet and the bout recommences if a man is thrown other than on his back

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