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Webster 1913 Edition


Crampoons

Cram-poons′

(krăm-poōnz′)
,
Noun.
pl.
[F.
crampon
, fr. OHG.
chramph
crooked; akin to G.
krampf
cramp. See
Cramp
,
Noun.
, and cf.
Crampon
.]
1.
A clutch formed of hooked pieces of iron, like double calipers, for raising stones, lumber, blocks of ice, etc.
2.
Iron instruments with sharp points, worn on the shoes to assist in gaining or keeping a foothold.

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crampoons

crampoons

English

Noun

crampoons

  1. plural of crampoon