crampon 
1. a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects • Syn: crampoon • Hypernyms: grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron 2. an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing • Syn: crampoon, climbing iron, climber • Derivationally related forms: climb (for: climber) • Hypernyms: spike
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