alpenstock en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈælp.ən.stɑk/ (General-American)
- /ˈælp.ən.stɒk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Borrowed from German Alpenstock, from Alpen (“alps”) + Stock (“stick”), early 19th c.
Meanings
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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?’
1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 30:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| alpenstocks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (13)
ga cleith ailpín (walking stick) · de Alpenstock (walking stick) · tr dağ bastonu (walking stick) · bg а́лпенщок (walking stick) · fi vaelluskeppi (walking stick) · la montānus baculus (walking stick) · es garrocha (walking stick) · ga alpastaic (walking stick) · pl alpensztok (walking stick) · pt alpenstock (walking stick) · tr dağ değneği (walking stick) · tr dağ çomağı (walking stick) · bg пикел (walking stick)