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folkstyle

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From folk +‎ style.

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folkstyle (not comparable)

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  1. (US, sports) Being a style of amateur wrestling practised at collegiate and university level in the United States; the ultimate goal is to pin the opponent to the mat, and the legs can be used in offense and defense.
    • 2009 May 3, The Associated Press, “A U.S. College Wrestler Sees a World of Possibility”, in New York Times[1]:
      But there are differences in the scoring and technique between the folkstyle wrestling in college, and the freestyle at the Olympics and the world championships.