“figure four”

The following 2 entries include the term figure four.

figure-four scissors

noun

: a wrestling hold secured from a rear position by wrapping one leg around the opponent's waist and hooking the foot of this leg beneath the knee of the holder's other leg

figure-four trap

noun

: a trap in which the trigger and support are fixed in the shape of the figure four and which when sprung causes a box or heavy lid to fall upon the game


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