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