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piton

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Noun
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pi=ton

CIDE DICTIONARY

pitonn. 
     A metal spike having a sharpened point on one end, and a hole through which a rope can be passed on the other; it is driven into the face of a rock cliff during climbing, and used as an anchor point for a rope.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

piton, n. a peg or spike driven into a rock or crack to support a climber or a rope.

Etymology
F, = eye-bolt

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