ironmongery
English
Noun
ironmongery (countable and uncountable, plural ironmongeries)
- (dated, Britain, uncountable) Tools and other hardware that can be bought in an ironmonger's shop.
- (Britain, uncountable) The trade of an ironmonger.
- (Britain, countable) An ironmonger's shop.
- (slang, uncountable) The various metal items used by mountaineers.
- 1997, Pete McDonald, Climbing Lessons: Inside Outdoor Education (page 40)
- 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.
- 2011, Royal Geographical Society, The Alpine Club, Mountaineers: Great Tales of Bravery and Conquest (page 161)
- If, by using “ironmongery” – artificial climbing aids – you could overcome any challenge, where was the adventure?
- 2014, John White, The Indoor Climbing Manual (page 183)
- Bolts, pitons (pegs), slings and other assorted ironmongery were used for directly aided climbing.
- 1997, Pete McDonald, Climbing Lessons: Inside Outdoor Education (page 40)
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