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stilt

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stilt  \Stilt\,  n.  [OE.  stilte;  akin  to  Dan.  stylte,  Sw  stylta 
  LG  &  D.  stelt,  OHG.  stelza,  G.  stelze,  and  perh.  to  E. 
  stout.] 
  1.  A  pole,  or  piece  of  wood,  constructed  with  a  step  or  loop 
  to  raise  the  foot  above  the  ground  in  walking.  It  is 
  sometimes  lashed  to  the  leg,  and  sometimes  prolonged 
  upward  so  as  to  be  steadied  by  the  hand  or  arm. 
 
  Ambition  is  but  avarice  on  stilts,  and  masked. 
  --Landor. 
 
  2.  A  crutch;  also  the  handle  of  a  plow.  [Prov.  Eng.] 
  --Halliwell. 
 
  3.  (Zo["o]l.)  Any  species  of  limicoline  birds  belonging  to 
  {Himantopus}  and  allied  genera,  in  which  the  legs  are 
  remarkably  long  and  slender.  Called  also  {longshanks}, 
  {stiltbird},  {stilt  plover},  and  {lawyer}. 
 
  Note:  The  American  species  ({Himantopus  Mexicanus})  is  well 
  known  The  European  and  Asiatic  stilt  ({H.  candidus}) 
  is  usually  white,  except  the  wings  and  interscapulars, 
  which  are  greenish  black.  The  white-headed  stilt  ({H. 
  leucocephalus})  and  the  banded  stilt  ({Cladorhynchus 
  pectoralis})  are  found  in  Australia. 
 
  {Stilt  plover}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  stilt. 
 
  {Stilt  sandpiper}  (Zo["o]l.),  an  American  sandpiper 
  ({Micropalama  himantopus})  having  long  legs.  The  bill  is 
  somewhat  expanded  at  the  tip. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stilt  \Stilt\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Stilted};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Stilting}.] 
  To  raise  on  stilts,  or  as  if  on  stilts. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  stilt 
  n  1:  a  column  of  wood  or  steel  or  concrete  that  is  driven  into 
  the  ground  to  provide  support  for  a  structure  [syn:  {pile}, 
  {spile},  {piling}] 
  2:  one  of  two  stout  poles  with  foot  rests  in  the  middle;  used 
  for  walking  high  above  the  ground;  "he  was  so  tall  I 
  thought  he  was  on  stilts" 
  3:  long-legged  three-toed  wading  bird  of  brackish  marshes  of 
  Australia  [syn:  {Australian  stilt}] 
  4:  long-legged  three-toed  black-and-white  wading  bird  of  inland 
  ponds  and  marshes  or  brackish  lagoons  [syn:  {stiltbird},  {longlegs}, 
  {stilt  plover},  {Himantopus  stilt}]




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