dogfall
A fall in which both wrestlers touch the ground at the same time; hence, in extended use, any tie or stalemate.
Noun
- A fall in which both wrestlers touch the ground at the same time; hence, in extended use, any tie or stalemate.
- Lucky Ned Pepper said, “What is your intention? Do you think one on four is a dogfall?” - 1968, Charles Portis, True Grit:
Origin
From dog + fall.