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stilt

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Scrabble points
5
Words With Friends
6
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/stɪlt/

Definition of stilt

7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
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noun

  1. Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
  2. A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.
  3. Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.
  4. A crutch.
  5. The handle of a plough.
    “He[…]shot MacLaren when between the stilts of his plough,[…]”

verb

  1. to raise on stilts, or as if on stilts
  2. to apply unnecessary pomp or formality

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Etymology

From Middle English stilte, stulte, from Old English *stilte, *stylte, from Proto-Germanic *stiltijǭ, *staltijǭ, *stultijǭ (“stilt”), from Proto-Germanic *stelt- (“to be stiff”). Akin to Danish stylte, Dutch stelt, German Stelze.

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