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   piton

   /ˈpiːtɒn/

   noun

   • 1. a peg or spike driven into a rock or crack to support a climber or a rope.
   • ▪ two conical mountains in St Lucia in the Caribbean. Reaching a height of 798 m (2,618 ft) and 750 m (2,461 ft), they rise up out of the sea just off the south-western coast of the island.

   Word Origin late 19th century: from French, literally ‘eye bolt’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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