climbing irons
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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With the help of climbing irons and a plumber's friend, one of his fixated antiheroes tries to climb it.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Some of the climbing irons used are shown within the castle.
From From John O'Groats to Land's End by Naylor, Robert
A chimney will be shown to you, prepared and swept in advance; you will find in it good climbing irons for your feet, and for your seat a little wooden board firmly stayed.
From The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere by Coster, Charles Th?odore Henri de
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)
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