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Meaning of REDSHANK

Pronunciation:  'red`shangk

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a common Old World wading bird with long red legs
 
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 Synonyms: Tringa totanus
 
 See Also: genus Tringa, sandpiper, Tringa

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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.
 

 

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