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redshank
(encz) | redshank, n: |
Redshank
(gcide) | Redshank \Red"shank`\ (r?d"sh?nk`), n.
1. (Zool.)
(a) A common Old World limicoline bird ({Totanus
calidris}), having the legs and feet pale red. The
spotted redshank (Totanus fuscus) is larger, and has
orange-red legs. Called also redshanks, redleg,
and clee.
(b) The fieldfare.
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2. A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation
formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to
their bare legs. --Spenser.
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redshank
(wn) | redshank
n 1: a common Old World wading bird with long red legs [syn:
redshank, Tringa totanus] |
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Redshank
(gcide) | Redshank \Red"shank`\ (r?d"sh?nk`), n.
1. (Zool.)
(a) A common Old World limicoline bird ({Totanus
calidris}), having the legs and feet pale red. The
spotted redshank (Totanus fuscus) is larger, and has
orange-red legs. Called also redshanks, redleg,
and clee.
(b) The fieldfare.
[1913 Webster]
2. A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation
formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to
their bare legs. --Spenser.
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redshanks
(gcide) | Redshank \Red"shank`\ (r?d"sh?nk`), n.
1. (Zool.)
(a) A common Old World limicoline bird ({Totanus
calidris}), having the legs and feet pale red. The
spotted redshank (Totanus fuscus) is larger, and has
orange-red legs. Called also redshanks, redleg,
and clee.
(b) The fieldfare.
[1913 Webster]
2. A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation
formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to
their bare legs. --Spenser.
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