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