ski pole

noun

a slender pole or stick, usually with a metal point at one end, a loop for the hand at the other, and a disk near the lower end to prevent its sinking into snow, used in skiing to gain momentum, maintain balance, execute certain jumps, etc.

First recorded in 1920–25

Franz picked up and inspected the ski pole Anton was fashioning, and he tried to fix each detail exactly in his mind.

Anton Martek, sitting on a chair beside the stable's open door, fashioning a ski pole, did not look up from his work.

On the spot where the hut was to stand we set up another ski-pole, and then went home.

Alec was down in the ice chasm, ski pole reversed in his hand.

They could have been made only by a ski pole, but a ski pole was the only tool Jean had.

April 25, 2024firkin

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