redshank
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redshank meaning in English • redshank का अर्थ अंग्रेजी में
Noun
- 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>.
- A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to their bare legs.