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alpenstock

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al⋅pen⋅stock

  [al-puhn-stok]
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–noun
a strong staff with an iron point, used by mountain climbers.
Origin:
1820–30; < G, equiv. to Alpen Alps + Stock staff
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al·pen·stock   (āl'pən-stŏk')   
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).]
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