rabbit punch
nounEtymology From the use of a similar technique by hunters to kill rabbits.
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A chopping punch to the back of the neck or head.
- Bond doubled over with the pain and to shield himself from another blow, only to get a rabbit punch on the back of the neck which made him arch back again, the breath whistling through his teeth.1953, Ian Fleming, “The Crawling of the Skin”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 112: