crampoon

Plural: crampoons

Noun

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

Examples

• Playing CRAMPOON on a double-letter score felt like scaling a linguistic mountain in Scrabble.

Synonyms

climber, climbing iron, crampon