alpenstockn.

Brit.

/ˈalp(ə)nstɒk/, U.S.

/ˈælpənˌstɑk/

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Alpenstock.

Etymology: < German Alpenstock (late 18th cent. or earlier) < Alpen , the name of the Alps (see Alp n.¹) + Stock stick (see stock n.¹).

A long iron-tipped staff used in hill and mountain climbing.In the second half of the 19th cent., some alpenstocks were fitted with a pick and adze at the top, which developed into the shorter ice axe now generally preferred for difficult ascents.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > mountaineering or climbing > [noun] > artificial aid > types of

runner1688

runner ring1791

ice axec1800

alpenstock1829

rope1838

climbing-iron1857

piolet1868

snap-link1875

prickera1890

middleman('s) knot (also loop, noose, etc.)1892

chock1894

glacier-rope1897

piton1898

run-out1901

belaying-pin1903

snap-ring1903

ironmongery1904

line1907

Tricouni1914

ice claw1920

peg1920

sling1920

ice piton1926

ice hammer1932

karabiner1932

rock piton1934

thread belay1935

mugger1941

running belay1941

piton hammer1943

sky-hook1951

etrier1955

pied d'éléphant1956

rope sling1957

piton runner1959

bong1960

krab1963

rurp1963

ice screw1965

nut1965

traverse line1965

jumar1966

knife-blade1968

tie-off1968

rock peg1971

whammer1971

Whillans whammer1971

Whillans harness1974

the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > something to lean on > staff to lean on > other types of walking stick

pikeOE

bourdona1300

pickc1330

pickstaff1356

pikestaff?a1500

gribble1578

supplejack1748

crutch-stick1780

spear-stick1801

kebbie1816

Penang lawyer1827

alpenstock1829

thumb-stick1945

1829 C. J. Latrobe Alpenstock p. v The Alpenstock is the name of the long iron-spiked pole, in common use on the Alps, in the hands of the chamois-hunter, the crystal-hunter, and the pedestrian traveller.

1859 F. W. Farrar Julian Home xvi. 205 Trying the merits of his alpenstock as a leaping-pole.

1884 Cent. Mag. Nov. 138/2 I carried a long alpenstock, and..found that with the help of this..I could go uphill at a wonderful rate.

1904 St. Nicholas Sept. 1020/1 The earth yielded readily to the vigorous prodding of her alpenstock.

1972 Audubon Nov. 111 (advt.) It's the ‘Chestnut Walker’ alpenstock... Steeped in tradition and carried for centuries through the splendor of wald and glen.

2003 R. MacFarlane Mountains of Mind (2004) v. 164 Hunched in a snow-hole that he and one of the porters have dug using their alpenstocks and their stiffened hands as shovels.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alpenstock
释义	alpenstockn. Brit. /ˈalp(ə)nstɒk/, U.S. /ˈælpənˌstɑk/ Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Alpenstock. Etymology: < German Alpenstock (late 18th cent. or earlier) < Alpen , the name of the Alps (see Alp n.¹) + Stock stick (see stock n.¹). A long iron-tipped staff used in hill and mountain climbing.In the second half of the 19th cent., some alpenstocks were fitted with a pick and adze at the top, which developed into the shorter ice axe now generally preferred for difficult ascents. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > mountaineering or climbing > [noun] > artificial aid > types of runner1688 runner ring1791 ice axec1800 alpenstock1829 rope1838 climbing-iron1857 piolet1868 snap-link1875 prickera1890 middleman('s) knot (also loop, noose, etc.)1892 chock1894 glacier-rope1897 piton1898 run-out1901 belaying-pin1903 snap-ring1903 ironmongery1904 line1907 Tricouni1914 ice claw1920 peg1920 sling1920 ice piton1926 ice hammer1932 karabiner1932 rock piton1934 thread belay1935 mugger1941 running belay1941 piton hammer1943 sky-hook1951 etrier1955 pied d'éléphant1956 rope sling1957 piton runner1959 bong1960 krab1963 rurp1963 ice screw1965 nut1965 traverse line1965 jumar1966 knife-blade1968 tie-off1968 rock peg1971 whammer1971 Whillans whammer1971 Whillans harness1974 the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > something to lean on > staff to lean on > other types of walking stick pikeOE bourdona1300 pickc1330 pickstaff1356 pikestaff?a1500 gribble1578 supplejack1748 crutch-stick1780 spear-stick1801 kebbie1816 Penang lawyer1827 alpenstock1829 thumb-stick1945 1829 C. J. Latrobe Alpenstock p. v The Alpenstock is the name of the long iron-spiked pole, in common use on the Alps, in the hands of the chamois-hunter, the crystal-hunter, and the pedestrian traveller. 1859 F. W. Farrar Julian Home xvi. 205 Trying the merits of his alpenstock as a leaping-pole. 1884 Cent. Mag. Nov. 138/2 I carried a long alpenstock, and..found that with the help of this..I could go uphill at a wonderful rate. 1904 St. Nicholas Sept. 1020/1 The earth yielded readily to the vigorous prodding of her alpenstock. 1972 Audubon Nov. 111 (advt.) It's the ‘Chestnut Walker’ alpenstock... Steeped in tradition and carried for centuries through the splendor of wald and glen. 2003 R. MacFarlane Mountains of Mind (2004) v. 164 Hunched in a snow-hole that he and one of the porters have dug using their alpenstocks and their stiffened hands as shovels. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1829
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