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alpenstock
al·pen·stock [ álpən stòk ] (plural al·pen·stocks)


noun 
Definition:
 
mountaineer's staff: a long staff with an iron spike at one end, formerly used by mountain climbers
[Early 19th century. < German, "staff of the Alps"]
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