REDSHANK

redshank, Tringa totanus

(noun) a common Old World wading bird with long red legs

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

redshank (plural redshanks)

Either of two species of Old World wading bird in the genus Tringa that have long red legs.

A species of moss (Ceratodon purpureus), also known as fire moss or purple horn toothed moss.

Lady's thumb or redleg (Persicaria maculosa), an herb in the buckwheat family.

(obsolete, derogatory) A bare-legged person; one of the Scottish Highlanders, who wore kilts.

Source: Wiktionary

Red"shank` (rd"shnk`), n.

1. (Zoöl.) (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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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