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Definitions for Crampon
[1] a spiked iron plate worn on boots or shoes for aid in climbing or to prevent slipping on ice, snow, etc.
[2] a device for grasping and lifting heavy loads, usually consisting of a pair of hooks suspended from a chain or cable, the upward pull on which provides tension for the hooks to grip the load on opposite sides.
[3] one of a pair of pivoted steel levers used to lift heavy objects; grappling iron
[4] (often plural) one of a pair of frames each with 10 or 12 metal spikes, strapped to boots for climbing or walking on ice or snow
[5] to climb using crampons
Words nearby Crampon
cramp iron, cramp someone's style, cramped, cramper, crampfish, crampon, crampton test, cran, cranach, cranage, cranberry
Origin of Crampon
1275–1325; Middle English cra(u)mpon < Old French crampon < Old Low Franconian *krampo, cognate with Old High German krampfo, Middle Dutch crampe; see cramp2
Word origin for Crampon
C15: from French, from Middle Dutch crampe hook; see cramp ²