"fifi hook" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fifi hooks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: fifi hook Categories (topical): Climbing
    Sense id: en-fifi_hook-en-noun-bZDGU0n7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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