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alpenstock

/ˈælp.ən.stɑk/ US
/ˈælp.ən.stɒk/ UK

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

noun alpenstocks

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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noun walking stick

Español	garrocha
Português	alpenstock
Deutsch	Alpenstock

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"alpenstock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alpenstock. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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alpenstock. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alpenstock

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"alpenstock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alpenstock.

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@misc{alpenstock_2026,
  title = {alpenstock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alpenstock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}