REDLEG

Etymology

Noun

redleg (plural redlegs)

A bird, the redshank.

A bird, the turnstone.

A plant in the buckwheat family, lady's thumb.

(Caribbean, derogatory) A member of a class of poor white people, originally from Ireland, Scotland and the west of England, now living on Barbados, St. Vincent, Grenada and a few other Caribbean islands.

Anagrams

• Ledger, gelder, ledger

Source: Wiktionary


Red"leg` (rd"lg`), Red`legs` (-lgz`), n. (Zoöl.) (a) The redshank. (b) The turnstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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