n.
Pronunciation: ' stilt
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