Definition of Redskins

1. Noun. (plural of redskin) ¹

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Definition of Redskins

1. redskin [n] - See also: redskin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Redskins

redsear
redshank
redshanks
redshare
redshift
redshifted
redshifting
redshifts
redshire
redshirt
redshirted
redshirting
redshirts
redshort
redskin
redskins (current term)
redstart
redstarts
redstem filaree
redstem storksbill
redstreak
redstreaks
redtail
redtails
redthroat
redthroats
redtop
redtops
redub

Literary usage of Redskins

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Evolution of Marriage and of the Family by Charles Jean Marie Letourneau (1895)
"L The Clan among the redskins. not been In the preceding chapter we have seen the nature of Redskin exogamy, on which it has sometimes been attempted to ..."

2. A Canyon Voyage: The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition Down the by Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, John Wesley Powell (1908)
"... VI A Lookout for redskins—The River a Sluggard—A Gunshot!—Someone Comes ! —The Tale of a Mysterious Light—How, How! from Douglas Boy—At the Mouth of the ..."

3. Correspondence of James Fenimore-Cooper by James Fenimore Cooper (1922)
"redskins is making quite a sensation, in the high deb. to my surprise. TO MRS. COOPER, COOPERSTOWN Head's, Sunday, August 30th, 1846 My dearest Sue, ..."

4. Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801 by George Clinton, Hugh Hastings, James Austin Holden, New York (State). State Historian (1900)
"... Ahead for the redskins Unless They Change Their Plans. Sir, [Sept. 3, 1777.] I have laid before the Council of Safety of this State the Proposals made ..."

5. Indian Wars of New England by Herbert Milton Sylvester (1910)
"Through a crevice in the roof he counted a score of redskins. Then he realized that he was single- handed, and three miles from his garrison. ..."

6. Indian Wars of New England by Herbert Milton Sylvester (1910)
"Through a crevice in the roof he counted a score of redskins. Then he realized that he was single- handed, and three miles from his garrison. ..."

7. The Evolution of Marriage and of the Family by Charles Jean Marie Letourneau (1895)
"L The Clan among the redskins. not been In the preceding chapter we have seen the nature of Redskin exogamy, on which it has sometimes been attempted to ..."

8. A Canyon Voyage: The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition Down the by Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, John Wesley Powell (1908)
"... VI A Lookout for redskins—The River a Sluggard—A Gunshot!—Someone Comes ! —The Tale of a Mysterious Light—How, How! from Douglas Boy—At the Mouth of the ..."

9. Correspondence of James Fenimore-Cooper by James Fenimore Cooper (1922)
"redskins is making quite a sensation, in the high deb. to my surprise. TO MRS. COOPER, COOPERSTOWN Head's, Sunday, August 30th, 1846 My dearest Sue, ..."

10. Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801 by George Clinton, Hugh Hastings, James Austin Holden, New York (State). State Historian (1900)
"... Ahead for the redskins Unless They Change Their Plans. Sir, [Sept. 3, 1777.] I have laid before the Council of Safety of this State the Proposals made ..."

11. Indian Wars of New England by Herbert Milton Sylvester (1910)
"Through a crevice in the roof he counted a score of redskins. Then he realized that he was single- handed, and three miles from his garrison. ..."

12. Indian Wars of New England by Herbert Milton Sylvester (1910)
"Through a crevice in the roof he counted a score of redskins. Then he realized that he was single- handed, and three miles from his garrison. ..."

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