Definition of Stilt
n.
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
.
3.
(Zool.)
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
.
Stilt plover
(Zool.)
the
stilt
.
Stilt sandpiper
(Zool.)
an
American
sandpiper
(
Micropalama
himantopus
)
having
long
legs
.
The
bill
is
somewhat
expanded
at
the
tip
.
v. t.
1.
To
raise
on
stilts
,
or
as
if
on
stilts
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Stilted
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Stilting
.]
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