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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A form of wrestling in which two opponents sit facing each other with usually right hands interlocked and elbows firmly planted, as on a table surface, and attempt to force each other's arm down.

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  • noun A strength sport with two participants. Each participant grips the other's hand and tries to pin the other's arm onto a surface.

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