Redshanks

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     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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