Definition of Redlegs. Meaning of Redlegs. Synonyms of Redlegs

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Definition of Redlegs

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Redleg Red"leg` (r?d"l?g`), Redlegs Red`legs` (-l?gz`), n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The redshank. (b) The turnstone.
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Redleg Red"leg` (r?d"l?g`), Redlegs Red`legs` (-l?gz`), n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The redshank. (b) The turnstone.
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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.

Meaning of Redlegs from wikipedia

- fair-skinned legs of white emigrants, now known as sunburn. However, the term "Redlegs" and its variants were also in use for Irish soldiers who were taken as...
- a preference to be called the "Redlegs", saying that the name of the club had been "Red Stockings" and then "Redlegs", The team hoped to avoid any ****ociation...
- Redlegs are the class of poor whites who lived on the colonial Barbados, St. Vincent, Grenada, and other Caribbean islands. Redlegs may also refer to:...
- Norwood Football Club, nicknamed the Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club competing in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL)...
- The 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs season consisted of the Redlegs finishing in fourth place in the National League (NL) standings with a record of 76–78, 16...
- The 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Redlegs finishing in fifth place in the National League, with...
- purchased by the Redlegs from the Buffalo Bisons. October 14, 1952: Cal Abrams, Joe Rossi, and Gail Henley were traded by the Redlegs to the Pittsburgh...
- The 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs season consisted of the Redlegs finishing in third place in the National League with a record of 91–63, two games behind the...
- The 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs season consisted of the Redlegs finishing in fourth place in the National League, with a record of 80–74, 15 games behind...
- acquired by the Redlegs from the Milwaukee Braves as part of a conditional deal. December 1, 1953: Brooks Lawrence was drafted from the Redlegs by the St....