1) Clee
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1) Sandpiper 2) Slang for a duck 3) Tringa totanus 4) Wading bird
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[soldier] Redshank was a nickname for Scottish mercenaries from the Highlands` Western Isles. They were a prominent feature of Irish armies throughout the 16th century. They were called Redshanks because they went dressed in kilts and waded bare-legged through rivers in the coldest weather. They were usually armed alike, principally with bo...
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• (n.) The fieldfare. • (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.) A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in al...
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either of two species of Old World shorebirds of the family Scolopacidae (order Charadriiformes), characterized by its long, reddish legs. In the ...
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1. <zoology> 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 the...
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Red'shank` noun 1. (Zoology) (a) 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 .
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The redshank (Tringa totanus) is a bird of the genus Totanus, so named because of the red colouring of its legs. It is found in Britain.
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Redshank is slang for a duck.
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n] - a common Old World wading bird with long red legs
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Tringa totanus noun a common Old World wading bird with long red legs
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