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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of crampon (attachment for a shoe) alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing wordnet
3. 3
   A clutch formed of hooked pieces of iron, like double calipers, for raising stones, lumber, blocks of ice, etc.
4. 4
   a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

climberclimbing ironcramponcrampon

Etymology

From French crampon.

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