| Definition of 'redshank' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) redshank, Tringa totanus
a common Old World wading bird with long red legs
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| Definition of 'redshank' |
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1. (noun) redshank
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
2. (noun) redshank
the fieldfare
3. (noun) redshank
a bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to their bare legs
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