Found 2 items, similar to redshank.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: redshank redshank n : a common Old World wading bird with long red legs [syn: Tringa totanus ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Redshank 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 (Totanus fuscus) is larger, and has orange-red legs. Called also redshanks, redleg, and clee. (b) The fieldfare. [1913 Webster] 2. A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to their bare legs. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]