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Webster 1913 Edition
Redshank
Red′shankˊ
(r?d′sh?nkˊ)
, Noun.
1.
(Zool.)
(a)
A common Old World limicoline bird (
Totanus calidris
), having the legs and feet pale red. The spotted redshank (Totanus 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Redshank
RED'SHANK
, n.1.
A bird of the genus Scolopax.2.
A contemptuous appellation for bare legged persons.