"alpenstock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alpenstocks [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Alpenstock, from Alpen (“alps”) + Stock (“stick”), early 19th c. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Alpenstock}} German Alpenstock, {{affix|de|Alpen|Stock|gloss1=alps|gloss2=stick|nocat=1}} Alpen (“alps”) + Stock (“stick”), {{C.|19}} 19th c. Head templates: {{en-noun}} alpenstock (plural alpenstocks)
  1. A stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain. Translations (walking stick): пикел (pikel) (Bulgarian), vaelluskeppi (Finnish), alpastaic [feminine] (Irish), cleith ailpín [feminine] (Irish), montānus baculus [masculine] (Latin), alpenstock [masculine] (Portuguese), dağ bastonu (Turkish), dağ değneği (Turkish), dağ çomağı (Turkish)

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