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Definition of: piton
(pi·ton′, Fr. pē·tô′) noun
An iron spike, with an eye or ring in one end, that can be driven into a crack in rock or ice: used in mountaineering as a hold or support for hand or foot, or fork arabiner and rope. See KARABINER. [<F,? <Sp., a little horn; ult. origin unknown]
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