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prusik [ˈprʌsɪk]
n Mountaineering
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Mountaineering) Also prusik knot a sliding knot that locks under pressure and can be used to form a loop (prusik loop) in which a climber can place his foot in order to stand or ascend a rope
vb -siks, -siking, -siked (intr)
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Mountaineering) to climb (up a standing rope) using prusik loops
[named after Dr Prusik, Austrian climber who devised the knot]
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