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Catchword for “smearing”
Catchword: smearing
Part of speechn.
The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: Climbers encounter virtually every technique somewhere in its 2000 feet, though the most exciting sections entail steep edging and smearing, plus a knack for finding the easiest line.
Article or document title:
“DNB: Direct North Buttress, Middle Cathedral Rock, Yosemite Valley” (URL)
Author:
John Long
Article, document, publication, web site:
Climbing Magazine
Date of publication:
Feb.-Mar., 1990
Originally published in:
Original article, document, or publication title:
“The DNB
Original author:
Tim Schneider
Original article, document, publication, web site:
Usenet: rec.climbing
Original date published:
Oct. 2, 1992
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