prusik

/ ˈprʌsɪk /

noun

1. Alsoprusik knot a sliding knot that locks under pressure and can be used to form a loop ( prusik loop ) in which a climber can place his foot in order to stand or ascend a rope

verb

1. to climb (up a standing rope) using prusik loops

Word History and Origins

Origin of prusik¹

C20: named after Dr Prusik, Austrian climber who devised the knot

Example Sentences

Irene Prusik died that same month, and Parkin solemnly posed for a snapshot beside the open casket.

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Does Virginia Prusik Font have any relationship to Irene Prusik?

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What was his relationship, if any, to your adopted mother, Irene Prusik?

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Actually, as Parkin noted while testifying at a foreclosure proceeding five years ago, Prusik was in fact his adoptive mother.

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Parkin failed to add that Irene Prusik had been dead since 2003.

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