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Definition of redleg

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

- Redleg is a term used to refer to poor whites that live or at one time lived on Barbados, St. Vincent, Grenada and a few other Caribbean islands. Their...
- The Mexican redleg or red-legged tarantula (Brachypelma emilia) is a species of terrestrial tarantula closely related to the famous Mexican redknee tarantula...
- Redleg Snyder Outfielder Born: (1854-12-12)December 12, 1854 Camden, New Jersey Died: November 24, 1932(1932-11-24) (aged 77) Camden, New Jersey Batted:...
- 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 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...
- Megaphobema robustum, known as the Colombian giant tarantula or Colombian giant redleg, was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1875. Found in the tropical rainforests...
- Fort Sill is a United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles (137 km) southwest of Oklahoma City. It covers almost 94,000 acres (38...
- Blitzkrieg in the Gulf: Armor of the 100 Hour war by Yves Debay Desert Redleg: Artillery Warfare in the First Gulf War by Col. L. Scott Lingamfelter Nordeen...