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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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