Stock und Stein

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German

Etymology

Literally, “(root)stock and stone”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtɔk ʊnt ʃtaɪ̯n/
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Noun

Stock und Stein

  1. rough terrain
    über Stock und Stein ― over rough and smooth
    • 1832, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust. Der Tragödie zweiter Teil [Faust, Part Two]‎:
      Nur durch die Haine! / Zu Stock und Steine!
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    • 1909, Marie Franzos, transl., Das Mädchen vom Moorhof‎, translation of original by Selma Lagerlöf:
      Fast hätte er sich an Stock und Stein die Beine gebrochen, auch hatte er Bäche durchwaten müssen, die den Pfad an mehreren Stellen durchschnitten.
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