dogfall

noun

dogfall

noun

Etymology From dog + fall.

1

Government, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Martial arts, Military, Politics, Sports, War, Wrestling 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:

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