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单词 hand jam
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hand jamn.

Brit. /ˈhan(d) dʒam/, U.S. /ˈhæn(d) ˌdʒæm/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., jam n.1
Etymology: < hand n. + jam n.1 Compare earlier hand-jamming n. at hand n. Compounds 6.
Mountaineering and Rock Climbing.
An act of wedging an open hand in a crack as a handhold.
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footholea1589
fingerhold1720
handhold1726
side hold1829
toe-hole1876
push hold1904
side pull1920
under-hold1920
pressure hold1941
hand jam1948
thank God hold1955
undergrip1955
jug1957
chickenhead1961
crimp1994
1948 H. C. Parker Climbs on Gritstone I. 37 The crack facing the Pinnacle is climbed, with the use of an awkward hand jam, to the second chockstone.
1989 J. F. Gregory Rock Sport ii. 25 For hand jams, you choose whether to jam thumb up or thumb down, whichever feels better.
2004 M. Burbach Gym Climbing 86/1 Hand jams work by vertically placing your hand into a crack and then increasing the thickness of your hand.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

hand jamv.

Brit. /ˈhan(d) dʒam/, U.S. /ˈhæn(d) ˌdʒæm/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., jam v.1
Etymology: < hand n. + jam v.1, after hand jam n.
Mountaineering and Rock Climbing.
1. intransitive. To climb by using a hand jam or hand jams. With up, over, etc.
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1968 Punch 4 Sept. 339/1 (caption) Layback the first ten feet, handjam up the little crack in the overhang and then a peg belay.
2001 S. M. Green Rock Climbing New Eng. 319 Move up the short corner and hand jam over a small roof.
2006 S. M. Green Rock Climbing Europe 92/3 Layback and hand jam up the flake to a short corner.
2. transitive. To wedge an open hand in (a crack) as a handhold. Also intransitive.
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1982 P. Boardman Sacred Summits v. 69 It was ‘off-width’—too wide to handjam, too narrow to wriggle inside, easy to get stuck in, and difficult to move up in.
1996 D. Robinson Night on Ground Day in Open 67 Hand jamming between rock and ice, I..leaned out to plant a downhill pole.
2009 G. Latter Sc. Rock II. 460/2 Traverse right beneath the upper roof then hand jam a crack to a belay ledge.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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