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crampon

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Noun

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cram=pon

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun crampon has 2 senses

crampon(n = noun.artifact) crampoon - a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects; Array

is a kind of grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron

crampon(n = noun.artifact) climber, climbing iron, crampoon - an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing; Array

is a kind of spike

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CIDE DICTIONARY

crampon, n. [F. See Crampoons.].

An a1913 Webster]
a device with pointed metal projections worn over the shoes to provide traction when walking over ice, or in mountaineering; -- usually used in the plural. [PJC]
same as crampoon. [PJC]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

crampon, n. (US crampoon) (usu. in pl.)
1 an iron plate with spikes fixed to a boot for walking on ice, climbing, etc.
2 a metal hook for lifting timber, rock, etc.; a grappling-iron.

Etymology

ME f. F (as CRAMP)

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