1 definition found 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to their bare legs. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
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