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Definition of Redleg
1. n. The redshank.
Definition of Redleg
1. Noun. A bird, the redshank. ¹
2. Noun. A bird, the turnstone. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Redleg
1. a bird with red legs [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Redleg
Literary usage of Redleg
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Shooting, Yachting, and Sea-fishing Trips, at Home and on the Continent by Lewis Clements (1877)
"CHAPTER V. redleg SHOOTING IN NORFOLK. IT was towards the end of August, when
passers-by (had there been any) might have observed ..."
2. The New Sporting Magazine (1835)
"All in a line to tho ropes, where Kate, redleg, and Heberle singled themselves out.
A pretty struggle followed, Kate beating redleg by half a length, ..."
3. Racing Calendar by Robert J. Hunter (1835)
"Ileen ; Ld Chesterfield's bf by Partisan, out of St Julien's dam ; Col. Peel's bc
Weathercock ; and The winner was claimed. •5 to 4 agst redleg, 5 to 2 agst ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The government is vested in a board of trustees. They hold office four years.
Pop. 13000 (government estimate). redleg, one of the best known of Old World ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The government is vested in a board of trustees. They hold office four yean. Pop.
13000 (government estimate). redleg, one of the best known of Old World ..."
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