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redleg

redleg

See also: red-leg

English

Noun

redleg ‎(plural redlegs)

  1. A bird, the redshank.
  2. A bird, the turnstone.
  3. (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.

Etymology

red +‎ leg

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