alpenstock

noun /ˈælp.ən.stɑk/

1. 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?’

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Alpenstock, from Alpen (“alps”) + Stock (“stick”), early 19th c.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry alpenstock (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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