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ˈunder-hold, n. Mountaineering.
[under-1 5 b.]
A hold in which the hand grasps a down-turned edge or point from beneath with the palm upwards, used esp. to maintain balance. Cf. under-grip b.
1920G. W. Young Mountain Craft iv. 162 A cling ‘under’-hold keeps body and eyes free at the length of our arms, bent or straight according to our convenience. 1948‘Mountaineers’ Mountaineers' Handbk. ix. 68 In a cling under hold..the hands pull upward and exert a tension through the body against the feet, pressing them into the rock. 1965A. Blackshaw Mountaineering vi. 175 (caption) Note the use of the under-hold..to permit a high reach with left hand. |