stilt en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /stɪlt/
- (Southern-England) audio
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.
Meanings
- Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
- A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.
- Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.
- A crutch.
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The handle of a plough.
He[…]shot MacLaren when between the stilts of his plough,[…]
1829 December, [Walter Scott], “Introduction”, in Rob Roy (Waverley Novels; VII), Edinburgh: […] Cadell & Company; London: Simpkin & Marshall, →OCLC, pages lxxxvii–lxxxviii:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stilts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
pier · staddle stone · pile
Deriveds
stiltlike · stiltish · stiltify · black-winged stilt · stiltwalker · stilt palm · stilt grass · stiltbird · stilty · stilt sandpiper · stilter · stilt house · stilt root · banded stilt · black-necked stilt · stilt bug · stilt plover · stiltwalking
Translations (105)
hy մաճ (handle of a plough) · fi tolppa (pillar) · uk ходу́ля (walking pole) · ru ходу́лочник (bird) · grc κωλόβαθρον (walking pole) · nn stylte (pillar) · cs pisila (bird) · it palo (pillar) · ru рукоя́тка плуга́ (handle of a plough) · gl chanca (walking pole) · is stulta (walking pole) · ka ოჩოფეხა (walking pole) · ru о́бжа (handle of a plough) · nb stylte (walking pole) · mi poutoti (walking pole) · fi pitkäjalka (bird) · es palafito (pillar) · sh vlastelica (bird) · nl stelt (walking pole) · ga cos taca (pillar) · sq dorezë (handle of a plough) · sv stylta (walking pole) · it trampolo (walking pole) · ja 竹馬 (walking pole) · dv ތޭރަވާ އިލޮޅި (bird) · ru ходу́ля (walking pole) · gl zanco (walking pole) · es cigoñuela (bird) · hu gólyaláb (walking pole) · fi paalu (pillar) · pl szczudłak (bird) · pt esteva (handle of a plough) · de Stelzenläufer (bird) · uk ди́би (walking pole) · es esteva (handle of a plough) · ro corn (handle of a plough) · ro piciorong (bird) · pt perna de pau (walking pole) · mk кокила (walking pole) · gl rabela (handle of a plough) · vec sgambirla (bird) · it stiva (handle of a plough) · pt estaca (pillar) · it cavaliere d'Italia (bird) · nl trekstang (handle of a plough) · es mancera (handle of a plough) · sh štȕla (walking pole) · pt rabiça (handle of a plough) · de Stelze (pillar) · sv styltlöpare (bird) · it trampolo (pillar) · fr échasse (walking pole) · eo himantopo (bird) · fr pilotis (pillar) · de Sterz (handle of a plough) · es zanco (walking pole) · mk наногалка (walking pole) · vi cà kheo (walking pole) · la grallae (walking pole) · da stylte (walking pole) · ru сва́я (pillar) · es cigüeñuela (bird) · be хаду́ля (walking pole) · tl kikik (walking pole) · sq dorak (handle of a plough) · ca xanca (walking pole) · ro catalige (walking pole) · pl szczudło (walking pole) · sh шту̏ла (walking pole) · ru кули́к (bird) · ko 죽마 (walking pole) · nb stylte (pillar) · ka მაჭი (handle of a plough) · cy haeddel (handle of a plough) · tr saban ağacı (handle of a plough) · be ды́ба (walking pole) · grc ἱμαντόπους (bird) · ro piciorong (walking pole) · pt narceja (bird) · bg коки́ли (walking pole) · fr échassier (bird) · sh гигаља (walking pole) · udm турикук (walking pole) · ga cos croise (walking pole) · sh hodulja (walking pole) · cs chůdy (walking pole) · ar كُرْسُوع (bird) · et kark (walking pole) · de Stelze (walking pole) · ar أَبُو الْمَغَازِل (bird) · bn রণপা (walking pole) · uk хі́длі (walking pole) · it stegola (handle of a plough) · es pilote (pillar) · tr tahta bacak (walking pole) · nl steltloper (bird) · fi puujalka (walking pole) · cmn 高蹺 /高跷 (walking pole) · nl stelt (pillar) · fr mancheron (handle of a plough) · sh ходуља (walking pole) · sh gigalja (walking pole) · hy ոտնացուպ (walking pole) · mi poukoki (walking pole) · uk хі́для (walking pole)