Redshank

[redʃæŋk]

Definition

(noun.) a common Old World wading bird with long red legs.

Checked by Joseph--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

Typed by Kate