The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Redleg \Red"leg`\ (r?d"l?g`), Redlegs \Red`legs`\ (-l?gz`), n.
(Zool.)
(a) The redshank.
(b) The turnstone.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Redshank \Red"shank`\ (r?d"sh?nk`), n.
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation
formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to
their bare legs. --Spenser.
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