Definitions
long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“He[…]shot MacLaren when between the stilts of his plough,[…]”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Long-legged wader”5 letters
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