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   jumar

   /ˈdʒuːmə/

   noun

   • 1. a clamp that is attached to a fixed rope and automatically tightens when weight is applied and relaxes when it is removed.

   verb

   • 1. climb with the aid of a jumar: "the second climber jumars up the fixed rope"

   Word Origin 1960s: originally in Swiss use, of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • J

     8

   • U

     1

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • R

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