Definition of Redshenk
Red"shank` (r?d"sh?nk`), 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
RED SHANK. A Scotch Highlander.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- Either of two species of Old World wading bird in the genus Tringa that have long red legs.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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