climbing irons
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The H-H passenger rides high above smog and speed limits, encounters no parking problems, and gets farther from the madding crowd than a hyperthyroid hermit with climbing irons.
From Time Magazine Archive
With the help of climbing irons and a plumber's friend, one of his fixated antiheroes tries to climb it.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her gaze was fixed upon a stout man just ahead who wore climbing irons on his heavy shoes.
From Hoofbeats on the Turnpike by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)
A professional need not be ashamed of the way the pane of glass was inserted, the use of the rope, the climbing irons, or the spurs.
From Death Points a Finger by Levinrew, Will
It was recorded for example that one man had the habit of getting into places by using climbing irons.
From Death Points a Finger by Levinrew, Will
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