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Longshanks
Longshanks Long"shanks`, n. (Zo["o]l.) The stilt.
longshanks
Stilt Stilt, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta, LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E. stout.] 1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm. Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked. --Landor. 2. A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to Himantopus and allied genera, in which the legs are remarkably long and slender. Called also longshanks, stiltbird, stilt plover, and lawyer. Note: The American species (Himantopus Mexicanus) is well known. The European and Asiatic stilt (H. candidus) is usually white, except the wings and interscapulars, which are greenish black. The white-headed stilt (H. leucocephalus) and the banded stilt (Cladorhynchus pectoralis) are found in Australia. Stilt plover (Zo["o]l.), the stilt. Stilt sandpiper (Zo["o]l.), an American sandpiper (Micropalama himantopus) having long legs. The bill is somewhat expanded at the tip.

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- Longshan may refer to: Longshan County in Xiangxi, Hunan Longshan District in Liaoyuan, Jilin Longshan Town in Zhangjiachuan **** Autonomous County, Gansu...
- The Longshan (or Lung-shan) culture, also sometimes referred to as the Black Pottery Culture, was a late Neolithic culture in the middle and lower Yellow...
- Bangka Lungshan Temple (also Lungshan Temple of Manka, Mengjia Longshan Temple) is a Chinese folk religious temple in Wanhua District (alternately known...
- Longshan Temple (Chinese: 龍山寺; pinyin: Lóngshān Sì; POJ: Liông-san-sī) may refer to: Longshan Temple (Jinjiang), Fujian Longshan Temple (Lukang), Changhua...
- Longshan Subdistrict may refer to the following locations in the People's Republic of China: Written as "龙山街道": Longshan Subdistrict, Beijing, in Huairou...
- system representing spoken language. Jiahu Dadiwan Damaidi Banpo Dawenkou Longshan Liangzhu Small collections of symbols have been found at several archeological...
- Longshan Temple (Bangka Commercial Zone) (Chinese: 龍山寺 (艋舺商圈)), formerly transliterated as Lungshan Temple Station until 2003, is a metro station in Taipei...
- Da'an (大安乡) is a township in Longshan County, in the north west Hunan province of China. Da'an, Longshan at GEOnet Names Server 29°32′24″N 109°40′01″E...
- Longshan County (simplified Chinese: 龙山县; traditional Chinese: 龍山縣; pinyin: Lóngshān Xiàn; lit. 'dragon mountain') is a county of Hunan Province, China...
- Longshan District (simplified Chinese: 龙山区; traditional Chinese: 龍山區; pinyin: Lóngshān Qū; lit. 'Dragon Mountain') is a district of Liaoyuan, Jilin, China...