Alpenstock

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alpenstock \Al"pen*stock`\, n. [G.; Alp, gen. pl. Alpen + stock
     stick.]
     A long staff, pointed with iron, used in climbing the Alps.
     --Cheever.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  alpenstock
       n : a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers