backbreaker

/ ˈbækˌbreɪkə /

noun

1. a wrestling hold in which a wrestler uses his knee or shoulder as a fulcrum to bend his opponent's body backwards
2. informal.
   an extremely arduous task

Example Sentences

Although he is not on trial for the video, it was the backbreaker in the court of public opinion.

From The Daily Beast

I jerked and rolled in a movement calculated to throw him to the ground face down, the motion ending in a backbreaker hold.

From Project Gutenberg

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