Stock und Stein
German
Etymology
Literally, “(root)stock and stone”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃtɔk ʊnt ʃtaɪ̯n/
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Noun
- 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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