alpenstock

Definition

A stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "[…]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?’"