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/ˈælp.ən.stɑk/ · noun
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?’
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Alpenstock means A stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain..
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[…]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?’
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