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  • noun Plural form of hammerlock.

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Examples

  • He went on the offensive early, utilizing a series of hammerlocks and headlocks—moves that were often foreign to WWE Championship Matches of the Hogan era.

    WWE Championship Kevin Sullivan 2010

  • Here's Jack and Dory Funk Jr. in Japan in 1974, wringing tons of drama out of simple armbars and hammerlocks.

    Nick Mamatas' Journal nihilistic_kid 2010

  • They be teachin me all sorts of things-half-nelsons, the airplane spin, the Boston crab, the pile driver, hammerlocks an all such as that.

    Forrest Gump Groom, Winston, 1944- 1986

  • May he fall, as our lot was, on a gunsmith who has mended hammerlocks for Arabs, and who loves rifles as some greater rascals love a woman or a horse.

    The Ivory Trail Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1920

  • May he fall, as our lot was, on a gunsmith who has mended hammerlocks for Arabs, and who loves rifles as some greater rascals love a woman or a horse.

    The Ivory Trail Talbot Mundy 1909

  • Daniels with a shoulderblock and an STO, then hammerlocks Tyler and rams his shoulder into the top turnbuckle.

    PWInsider Latest Articles 2010

  • They trade hammerlocks, but when Lashley ends up near the ropes Wolfe kicks them up into Lashley's throat.

    PWTorch.com 2009

  • Wang Yu is the stern-faced sword hero with a rough-edged fighting style that incorporates a varied compliment of moves comprised of basic front and side kicks, hammerlocks and fairly unsophisticated upper body blocking and striking techniques with ill-defined forms.

    Kung Fu Cinema 2009

  • HIGHLAND HOME | When it comes to hamburgers or hammerlocks, Pete Hayes can handle both with aplomb - be it a spatula or a twisted arm.

    news | TL | http://www.tuscaloosanews.com 2008

  • HIGHLAND HOME | When it comes to hamburgers or hammerlocks, Pete Hayes can handle both with aplomb - be it a spatula or a twisted arm.

    news | TL | http://www.tuscaloosanews.com 2008

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