stilt
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Stilt walkers, dancers and jugglers with LED clubs entertained the crowds that came to see the spectacle, coordinated by Pontypridd-based Citrus Arts.
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2023
The Stilt showed so little interest in a coaching-only role that he once skipped a game in favor of an autograph session.
From Washington Times • Jan. 12, 2018
An entire team might not combine to reveal as much leg as the short-short-wearing John Stockton, and certainly not Wilt Chamberlain, the 7-footer nicknamed the Stilt.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2015
Stilt walkers, hired for extra lunacy, returned to the radio tent to trumpet their success.
From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2010
Wilt the Stilt had put one over on old Bill Russell when she turned to Pa and said, “Sweetie, we’re going to church too, aren’t we?”
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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