alpenstock

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Pronunciation

/ˈælp.ən.stɑk/

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/ˈælp.ən.stɑk/ · /ˈælp.ən.stɒk/

Definition of alpenstock

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noun

A stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain.

“[…]liaison being leaked to Der Spiegel resulted in the bizarre deaths of both an Ottawan paparazzo and a Bavarian international-affairs editor, of an alpenstock through the abdomen and an ill-swallowed cocktail onion, respectively?’”

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

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