■ noun
1》 either of a pair of upright poles with supports for the feet enabling the user to walk raised above the ground.
↘each of a set of posts or piles supporting a building.
↘a small support for ceramic ware in a kiln.
2》 a long-billed wading bird with black and white plumage and very long slender legs. [Genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus : several species.]
Origin
ME: of Gmc origin.