What is "stork"

Stork \Stork\, n. [AS. storc; akin to G. storch, OHG. storah, Icel. storkr, Dan. & Sw. stork, and perhaps to Gr. ? a vulture.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of large wading birds of the family Ciconid[ae], having long legs and a long, pointed bill. They are found both in the Old World and in America, and belong to Ciconia and several allied genera. The European white stork ( Ciconia alba) is the best known. It commonly makes its nests on the top of a building, a chimney, a church spire, or a pillar. The black stork ( C. nigra) is native of Asia, Africa, and Europe.

Black-necked stork, the East Indian jabiru.

Hair-crested stork, the smaller adjutant of India ( Leptoptilos Javanica).

Giant stork, the adjutant.

Marabou stork. See Marabou. -- Saddle-billed stork, the African jabiru. See Jabiru.

Stork's bill (Bot.), any plant of the genus Pelargonium; -- so called in allusion to the beaklike prolongation of the axis of the receptacle of its flower. See Pelargonium.

Old English storc "stork," from Proto-Germanic *sturkaz (cognates: Old Norse storkr, Swedish and Danish stork, Middle Dutch storc, Old High German storah, German Storch "stork"), from PIE *ster- "stiff" (cognates: Old English stear "stiff, strong;" see stark). Perhaps so called with reference to the bird's stiff or rigid posture. But some connect the word to Greek torgos "vulture."\n

\nOld Church Slavonic struku, Russian sterkhu, Lithuanian starkus, Hungarian eszterag, Albanian sterkjok "stork" are said to be Germanic loan-words. The children's fable that babies are brought by storks (told by adults who aren't ready to go into the details) is in English by 1854, from German and Dutch nursery stories, no doubt from the notion that storks nesting on one's roof meant good luck, often in the form of family happiness.

n. 1 A large wade bird with long legs and a long beak of the family Ciconiidae. 2 (cx children's folklore English) The mythical bringer of babies to familes.

n. large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage

stOrk is an American avant-garde metal supergroup, formed by ex- Korn touring guitarist Shane Gibson and drummer Thomas Lang in 2010. The band's debut album, stOrk, was released on January 11, 2009 via MUSO Entertainment. Their second album, Broken Pieces, was released in 2014.

On April 15, 2014, Shane Gibson died of a blood clotting disorder, at the age of 35.

The stork is a long-legged wading bird.

Stork or Storks can refer to:

Stork is a 1971 Australian comedy film directed by Tim Burstall. Stork is based on the play 'The Coming of Stork' by David Williamson. Bruce Spence and Jacki Weaver make their feature film debuts in Stork, being honoured at the 1972 Australian Film Awards, where they shared the acting prize. Stork won the prize for best narrative feature and Tim Burstall won for best direction. Stork was one of the first ocker comedies. Stork was the first commercial success of the Australian cinema revival called the Australian New Wave.

stOrk is the eponymous debut album by the experimental metal band stOrk, released in 2011.

Stork is a brand of margarine spread, owned by Unilever.

Introduced into the United Kingdom and Ireland from 1920, housewives were initially suspicious of the health effects and cooking ability of margarine. As a result, it required a large amount of advertising in the 1930s to increase usage, supported by the Stork sponsored Radio Lyons featuring the band of Carroll Gibbons.

Stork has been manufactured at the Purfleet works (originally Van den Berghs & Jurgens) since 1920.

It was with the onset of World War II and rationing of butter that sales began to rise, in part driven by the Stork Cookery Service. During the war, a lorry carrying Stork margarine overturned on the A531 road near Heighley in Madeley, Staffordshire, resulting in people coming to try to salvage its load. The location became known as Margarine Corner.

Stork was launched in South Africa in 1950, manufactured by Unilever South Africa. After rationing ended in the UK in 1954, the brand reappeared supported by the "Art of Home Cooking" promotion, with the first Stork television adverts being shown in 1955. Stork soft was introduced in the 1970s, with entertainers Bruce Forsyth and later Leslie Crowther, fronting taste test based television adverts.

The brand today is marketed under the tagline "Trusted for 90years," the UK Bake with Stork supporting advertising fronted by chef and television cook Phil Vickery.

Stork is the surname of:

• Alberto van Klaveren Stork (born 1948), Dutch-born Chilean political scientist, lawyer and diplomat
• Alfred Stork (1871–1945), Canadian businessman and politician
• Ankie Stork (c. 1922–2015), Dutch resistance fighter during World War II
• Clarence Stork (1896–1970), English-born Canadian farmer and politician
• Eric O. Stork (1927-2014), American Environmental Protection Agency regulator
• Gilbert Stork (born 1921), Belgian-born U.S. chemist
• Henry Knight Storks (1811-1874), British Army lieutenant-general and colonial governor
• Hermann Stork (1911–1962), German diver and 1936 Olympic bronze medalist
• Janice Stork, American businessperson and mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania (1990-1998)
• Jeff Stork (born 1960), American head women's volleyball coach at Cal State Northridge and former volleyball player
• Joe Stork, American political activist and Deputy Director for Middle East and North Africa at Human Rights Watch
• Sture Stork (1930-2002), Swedish sailor in the 1956 and 1964 Olympics
• Travis Lane Stork (born 1972), a doctor on The Bachelor and The Doctors US TV shows
• Wendy Stork, a tennis player - see 1947 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
• William Stork (died 1768), oculist in England and the American colonies