alpenstock

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

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Borrowed from German Alpenstock, Alpen (Alps, alps) + German Stock (stick, stock, twig, store).

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German (Berlin)

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stick, stock, twig, store

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