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spacecowboy
Nov 26, 2001, 7:11 PM
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This isn't a technical question or anything so...
I know why most gear is called what it is called, but where did carabiners get their name from?
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fiend
Nov 26, 2001, 7:25 PM
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Wow, good question.
Definitions:
car·a·bi·ner also kar·a·bi·ner (kr-bnr)
n.
An oblong metal ring with a spring clip, used in mountaineering to attach a running rope to a piton or similar device.
[German Karabiner, short for Karabinerhaken, hook for a carbine, from Karabiner, carbine, from French carabine. See carbine.]
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carabiner
Main Entry: car·a·bi·ner
Pronunciation: "kar-&-'bE-n&r
Function: noun
Etymology: German Karabiner, short for Karabinerhaken, literally, carabineer's (see below) hook
Date: 1920
: an oblong metal ring with one spring-hinged side that is used especially in mountain climbing as a connector and to hold a freely running rope
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carabineer
Main Entry: car·a·bi·neer
Variant(s): or car·a·bi·nier /"kar-&-b&-'nir/
Function: noun
Etymology: French carabinier, from carabine carbine
Date: 1672
: a cavalry soldier armed with a carbine
That's all the info I could find easily, I imagine that you could draw a conclusion between the terms carabiner and carabineer.
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aulwes
Nov 26, 2001, 7:26 PM
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From the MSN Dictionary
car·a·bi·ner [kārr bnr ] (plural car·a·bi·ners) or kar·a·bi·ner [kārr bnr ] (plural kar·a·bi·ners) noun
ring used in climbing: an oblong metal ring with an openable spring-hinged side, used in rock and mountain climbing for such purposes as clipping a freely running rope to a piton. Also called snap ring U.K. term karabiner
[Mid-20th century. From German Karabiner-haken "spring-hook," from its use for attaching a carbine rifle to a belt.]
It's new info to me too... That was a good question!
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spacecowboy
Nov 26, 2001, 8:47 PM
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thanks all, i had a kid in one of my YCA (youth clibming of america) class ask me and I had no idea what to tell him.
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