2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Redshank  \Red"shank`\  (r?d"sh?nk`),  n. 
  1.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  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}. 
  b  The  fieldfare. 
 
  2.  A  bare-legged  person;  --  a  contemptuous  appellation 
  formerly  given  to  the  Scotch  Highlanders,  in  allusion  to 
  their  bare  legs.  --Spenser. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  redshank 
  n  :  a  common  Old  World  wading  bird  with  long  red  legs  [syn:  {Tringa 
  totanus}] 

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