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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Cram-pōōns', n. pl.

nounplural

[Fr. crampon, from O. H. Ger. chrampō, crooked. See CRAMP, n.]

  1. Hooked pieces of iron, something like double calipers, for raising stones, lumber, and other heavy materials.
  2. (Mil.) Iron instruments with sharp points worn on the shoes to assist in gaining or keeping a foothold, as in case of a storming-party about to climb ramparts. Ogilvie.