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Definition of Crampoon
1. Noun. A hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects.
2. Noun. An iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing.
Definition of Crampoon
1. Noun. (alternative form of crampon) (attachment for a shoe) ¹
2. Noun. A clutch formed of hooked pieces of iron, like double calipers, for raising stones, lumber, blocks of ice, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crampoon
1. crampon [n -S] - See also: crampon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crampoon
Literary usage of Crampoon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Hard Words by Robert Morris Pierce (1910)
"... boat [plural crafts and, in the sense of ships collectivly, craft] kua:ft,
kua:ft, kxa:ft. crampon n. grappling-iron [synonymous cognate crampoon] ..."
2. The Empire and the Century: A Series of Essays on Imperial Problems and by Charles Sydney Goldman, Rudyard Kipling (1905)
"... eg, to India, is 2s., the actual cost to the merchant is only ^ of Id. per word.
For instance, the five code words, crampoon, Acacia, Spring, ..."
3. The Elements of Heraldry: Containing an Explanation of the Principles of the by William Henry Whitmore (1866)
"COWARD, Cowed or Gone: said of a beast having his tail hanging between his legs,
and usually bent over his back. CRAMP, or crampoon : a piece of iron bent ..."
4. Dictionary of Hard Words by Robert Morris Pierce (1910)
"... boat [plural crafts and, in the sense of ships collectivly, craft] kua:ft,
kua:ft, kxa:ft. crampon n. grappling-iron [synonymous cognate crampoon] ..."
5. The Empire and the Century: A Series of Essays on Imperial Problems and by Charles Sydney Goldman, Rudyard Kipling (1905)
"... eg, to India, is 2s., the actual cost to the merchant is only ^ of Id. per word.
For instance, the five code words, crampoon, Acacia, Spring, ..."
6. The Elements of Heraldry: Containing an Explanation of the Principles of the by William Henry Whitmore (1866)
"COWARD, Cowed or Gone: said of a beast having his tail hanging between his legs,
and usually bent over his back. CRAMP, or crampoon : a piece of iron bent ..."
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