Nelson

  1. Proper noun.  Lord Nelson (1758-1805), a British admiral.
  2. Proper noun.  (surname, patronymic) .
  3. Proper noun.  (given name, male) transferred from the surname.
  4. Noun.  (cricket) A score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky (supposedly from the belief that Lord Nelson had one eye, one arm and one leg (disputed)).
  5. Noun.  (wrestling) A wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arm is locked behind his back.

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