stiltern.
/ˈstɪltə/ 1. A person who walks on stilts.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > one going on foot > one walking on stilts
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1845 D. Costello Tour Valley Meuse 171 An edict of the 17th of December 1755 interdicted the Stilters from assembling in the market-place.
1898 Strand Mag. 15 17 [Stilt~racing in France] There were medals offered by various towns en route for the first stilter to arrive there.
2. A long-legged wading bird, a grallatorial bird.
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the world > animals > birds > defined by habitat > [noun] > aquatic or swimming bird > wading bird
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1845 J. Kitto Cycl. Biblical Lit. II. at Unclean Birds All long-legged waders or stilters.
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