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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
prusik /ˈprʌsɪk/

▶adjective Climbing relating to or denoting a method of ascending or descending a rope by means of two movable loops attached by a special knot which tightens under pressure.

– derivatives
prusiking noun.

– origin 1930s: from the name of the Austrian mountaineer Karl Prusik.

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