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piton
pi·ton [ p tòn ] (plural pi·tons)


noun 
Definition:
 
spike for securing rope when climbing: a metal spike with an eye at one end driven into ice or a rock crevice and used for securing a rope when climbing
[Late 19th century. < French, "eye-bolt"]
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