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Meaning of ALPENSTOCK

Pronunciation:  'alpun`stâk

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers
 
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 See Also: peak, point, staff, tip

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Al"pen*stock`\, n. [G.; Alp, gen. pl. Alpen + stock
stick.]
A long staff, pointed with iron, used in climbing the Alps.
--Cheever.
 
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