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fifi hook

fifi hook noun: a small piece of climbing equipment, shaped like a question mark, used principally to connect a climber to gear to take their weight.

Noun

fifi hook (plural fifi hooks)

  1. A small piece of climbing equipment, shaped like a question mark, used principally to connect a climber to gear to take their weight.
    • Although fifi hooks aren't designed for hooking small edges and flakes, they are very useful for aid climbing.1990, Layne Gerrard, Rock Gear, page 228

Forms of fifi hook

pluralfifi hooks

Questions about fifi hook

What does fifi hook mean?
Fifi hook means a small piece of climbing equipment, shaped like a question mark, used principally to connect a climber to gear to take their weight.
What part of speech is fifi hook?
Fifi hook is a noun.
What is the plural of fifi hook?
The plural of fifi hook is fifi hooks.

Words near fifi hook in the dictionary

  1. fifer
  2. fifers
  3. fifes
  4. Fifeshire
  5. fifi
  6. fifi hook
  7. fifi hooks
  8. fifie
  9. Fifield
  10. Fifields
  11. fifies

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