fifi hook

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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.
    • 1990, Layne Gerrard, Rock Gear, page 228:
      Although fifi hooks aren't designed for hooking small edges and flakes, they are very useful for aid climbing.
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