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jumar
/ ˈdʒuːmə /
noun
- Also calledjumar clamp a clamp with a handle that can move freely up a rope on which it is clipped but locks when downward pressure is applied
verb
- to climb (up a fixed rope) using jumars
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Word History and Origins
Origin of jumar1
C20: Swiss name
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Example Sentences
We are but ill informed of the jumar, an animal said to be the produce of a cow and an ass, or a mare and a bull.
From Project Gutenberg
I stopped an hour to rest in Wady El-Jumar, where were two or three palm-groves.
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