n.
1 a small gregarious partly migratory bird, Sturnus vulgaris, with blackish-brown speckled lustrous plumage, chiefly inhabiting cultivated areas.
2 any similar bird of the family Sturnidae.
Etymology: OE staeligrlinc f. staeligr starling f. Gmc: cf. -LING(1)
2.
n. piles built around or upstream of a bridge or pier to protect it from floating rubbish etc.
Etymology: perh. corrupt. of (now dial.) staddling STADDLE
Useful english dictionary. 2012.