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alpenstock

al·pens·tock

UK/ˈælp.ən.stɒk/ US/ˈælp.ən.stɑk/ uncommon

noun

1.

a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers

Origin

Borrowed from German Alpenstock, from Alpen (“alps”) + Stock (“stick”), early 19th c.

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