stilt
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This year's carnival featured musical performances, bedazzled horses, huge dragons and dancing stilt walkers.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
It’s shifted over the years — there were stilt walkers for a bit, and Sawdust’s historical site notes there was once a mascot in “Jelf,” part jester, part elf.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025
A major report on the remains of a stilt village that was engulfed in flames almost 3,000 years ago reveals in unprecedented detail the daily lives of England's prehistoric fenlanders.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2024
At just over 5 feet tall, the tiny titan is chiefly responsible for the explosion of stilt walking in Rio, having trained more than 1,000 kids and adults over the past decade.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024
Mrs. Cripe didn’t ring up a stilt after the farm women left, so they may have come in just for the toothpicks.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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