Stalk

stawk, n. The stem or main axis of a plant; of the petiole, pedicel, or peduncle of a plant; stem of a quill. — v.i. [stalked (stawkt), stalking.] To walk with high and proud steps; to walk behind something as a screen, for the purpose of taking game. — v. t. To approach under cover of a screen, or or by stealth. — Stalk'ing-horse. n. A horse, or figure resembling a horse, behind which a fowler conceals himself from the sight of the game which he is aiming to kill; a pretense: a mere pretext.