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Meaning Of Redshank
n.
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.
n.
The fieldfare.
n.
A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation
formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to their bare
legs.