Main Entry: ¹stilt

Pronunciation: \ˈstilt\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English stilte; akin to Old High German stelza stilt

Date: 15th century

1 a : one of two poles each with a rest or strap for the foot used to elevate the wearer above the ground in walking b : a pile or post serving as one of the supports of a structure above ground or water level
2 plural also stilt : any of several very long-legged 3-toed shorebirds (genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus) that are related to the avocets, frequent inland ponds and marshes, and nest in small colonies