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单词 alpeen
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Definition of alpeen in English:

alpeen

(also ailpeen, ailpin)
noun alˈpiːn
Irish English rare
  • A stout stick or cudgel, especially one with a knob at the end.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Freeman's Journal. From Irish ailpín small knob, kind of stick with a knob at the end, apparently from ailp protuberance, lump, knob (Early Irish alp, of unknown origin) + -ín, perhaps ultimately after English alpenstock (although this is first attested later) or its German etymon.

Definition of alpeen in US English:

alpeen

(also ailpeen, ailpin)
nounalˈpiːn
Irish English rare
  • A stout stick or cudgel, especially one with a knob at the end.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Freeman's Journal. From Irish ailpín small knob, kind of stick with a knob at the end, apparently from ailp protuberance, lump, knob (Early Irish alp, of unknown origin) + -ín, perhaps ultimately after English alpenstock (although this is first attested later) or its German etymon.

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