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Definition of Redshank

1. Noun. A common Old World wading bird with long red legs.

Definition of Redshank

1. 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.

Definition of Redshank

1. Noun. Either of two species of Old World wading bird in the genus ''Tringa'' that have long red legs. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete derogatory) A bare-legged person; one of the Scottish Highlanders, who wore kilts. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Redshank

1. a shore bird [n -S]

Medical Definition of Redshank

1. 1. 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. The fieldfare. 2. A bare-legged person; a contemptuous appellation formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to their bare legs. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Redshank

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of British Birds by William Yarrell, Alfred Newton, Howard Saunders (1884)
"THE SPOTTED redshank is a somewhat rare and irregular visitor to the British Islands on the spring and autumn migrations. On the latter the majority are ..."

2. Five Years' Residence in the Canadas: Including a Tour Through Part of the by Edward Allen Talbot (1824)
"... and redshank*, though not very numerous, are frequently seen in Lower Canada: But in the Upper Province I have •only observed the Crane and redshank, ..."

3. Catalogue of the Cases of Birds in the Dyke Road Museum, Brighton: Giving a by Edward Thomas Booth (1876)
"SPOTTED redshank. Case 156. The Spotted redshank, in the black dress of summer, is a rare bird in the British Islands. When shooting on the Norfolk mudbanks ..."

4. A History of British Birds by Thomas Bewick, Ralph Beilby, Henry Cotes (1816)
"... The above figure and description were taken from a stuffed specimen in the Wycliffe museum. THE SPOTTED redshank. RED-LEGGED GODWIT, SPOTTED SNIPE, ..."

5. The Natural History of Ireland by William Thompson, James R. Garrett, George Dickie (1850)
"THE SPOTTED redshank. Dusky Sandpiper. ... I perceived at a distance a solitary bird, whose call resembled that of the redshank, but was somewhat different, ..."

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