Definition of Alpenstock

1. Noun. A stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers.

Generic synonyms: Staff
Terms within: Peak, Point, Tip

Definition of Alpenstock

1. n. A long staff, pointed with iron, used in climbing the Alps.

Definition of Alpenstock

1. Noun. a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Alpenstock

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alpenstock

aloud
alovudine
alow
alowe
aloxiprin
alp
alpaca
alpacas
alpeen
alpeens
alpenglow
alpenglows
alpenhorn
alpenhorns
alpenrose
alpenstock (current term)
alpenstocks
alpestrine
alpha
alpha(1-6)mannosidase
alpha-(4-O-methyl)-D-glucuronidase
alpha-(N-acetylaminomethylene)succinic acid hydrolase
alpha-1-proteinase deficiency
alpha-1 antichymotrypsin
alpha-1 antitrypsin
alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
alpha-D-xylosidase
alpha-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminidase
alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase
alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase

Literary usage of Alpenstock

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"alpenstock. [Ger.] A staff used by mountaineers. Alphonsine Tablet. Tables of the motions of the sun, moon, and planets, in AD 1253 and subsequent years, ..."

2. Stories of the mountain and the forest by Mary Anna Paull (1882)
"CHAPTER VEIL WITH AXE AND alpenstock. |HE Matterhorn, one of the most glorious peaks of the Swiss Alps, began Uncle Fred, it was my ambition to ascend. ..."

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