Etymology

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Today it means: A long pole with a spike at the end, used in climbing mountains; an alpenstock. Full definition →

German Bergstock
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  1. German · borrowed fromBergstock
  2. English todaybergstock

Borrowed from German Bergstock (literally “mountain stick”).

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