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stilt verb. M17.
[from the noun.]
verb trans. Raise or build on stilts; elevate (lit. & fig.) as on stilts. M17.
Tennyson That would stilt up York to twice himself.
b. Bookbinding. Bind (a book) in projecting covers for the sake of uniformity with other volumes. E19.
c. Architecture. Raise (an arch, vault, etc.) above the ordinary level by a course of masonry. Cf. STILT noun 4c. M19.
verb intrans. Walk on or as if on stilts. L18.
P. Quennell Arches of an unfinished bridge, stilting across a wide..river. W. McIlvanney She stilted awkwardly ahead of him.
stilter noun a person who walks on stilts M19.