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alpenstock
[ al-puhn-stok ]
noun
- a strong staff with an iron point, used by mountain climbers.
alpenstock
/ ˈælpənˌstɒk /
noun
- 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
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Alpenstock, alp′n-stok, n. a long stick or staff used by travellers in climbing the Alps.
But the ant makes his long excursion with neither alpenstock nor luncheon, and without sleeping or even resting on the way.
Soon he had them packed and strapped to his back and was trudging in happy mood down the mountain, alpenstock in hand.
The guide went first, driving the horse before him, and Rollo followed, with his alpenstock in his hand.
The painter makes excuses for the disciples not recognising their Master by naïvely dressing Him as a tourist with an alpenstock.
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