REDSHANKS

Noun

redshanks

plural of redshank

Common name of Adenostoma sparsifolium of southern California in the US and northern Baja California in Mexico.

Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)

Source: Wiktionary

REDSHANK

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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