ironmongery

Definitions

1. 1

   Tools and hardware that can be bought in an ironmonger's shop.

2. 2

   The trade of an ironmonger.

3. 3

   An ironmonger's shop.

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   1. 4

      The various metal items used by mountaineers.

      • He also had a room strewn with the toys of the trade and what-have-you: ropes and ironmongery, buoyancy aid and bagpipes, fetid socks and half-eaten haggises, dumbbells and ski-instructor sweaters.
      • If, by using “ironmongery” – artificial climbing aids – you could overcome any challenge, where was the adventure?
      • Bolts, pitons (pegs), slings and other assorted ironmongery were used for directly aided climbing.

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