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alpen·stock (-stäk′)

noun

a strong iron-pointed staff used by mountain climbers

Etymology: Ger, Alpine staff

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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