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alpenstock

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al·pen·stock  (lpn-stk)
n.
A long staff with an iron point, used by mountain climbers.
[German : Alpen, Alps + Stock, staff (from Middle High German stoc, from Old High German).]
alpenstock [ˈælpənˌstɒk]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Mountaineering) an early form of ice axe, consisting of a stout stick with an iron tip and sometimes having a pick and adze at the head, formerly used by mountain climbers
[from German, from Alpen Alps + Stock stick1]
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Noun1.alpenstock - a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers
staff - a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"
tip, peak, point - a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
Translations
alpenstock [ˈælpɪnstɒk] N → alpenstock m, bastón m montañero
alpenstock
n → Bergstock m


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The little boy had now converted his alpenstock into a vaulting pole, by the aid of which he was springing about in the gravel and kicking it up not a little.
Daisy Miller by James, Henry View in context
Each man had an opera-glass, a canteen, and a guide-book case slung over his shoulder, and carried an alpenstock in one hand and a sun-umbrella in the other.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
The strangers leaned on their alpenstocks and listened.
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