"strong iron spike with an eye at one end through which a rope can be passed," 1898, from French piton "hook; peak of a mountain; piton, eyebolt," in Old French "nail, hook," from Vulgar Latin root *pitt- "point, peak" [Barnhart].
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Definitions of piton from WordNet
piton (n.)
a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold;
