redshank
[ red-shangk ]
/ ˈrɛdˌʃæŋk /
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noun
an Old World sandpiper, Tringa totanus, having red legs and feet.
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How to use redshank in a sentence
The red-shank and the green-shank whistled over them at all hours.
The Secret Service Submarine|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger GullI darted like a red-shank round the next corner out of sight of both policemen, and looked for a method of escape.
My Adventures as a Spy|Robert Baden-PowellAlso, the gnarled roots of the red-shank make an excellent cooking fire, if you can wait a few hours to have them burn to coals.
Hunting in Many Lands|Various
British Dictionary definitions for redshank (1 of 2)
redshank
/ (ˈrɛdˌʃæŋk) /
noun
either of two large common European sandpipers, Tringa totanus or T. erythropus (spotted redshank), having red legs
British Dictionary definitions for redshank (2 of 2)
red shank
noun
an annual polygonaceous plant, Polygonum persicaria, of N temperate regions, having red stems, narrow leaves, and oblong spikes of pink flowersAlso called: persicaria, lady's-thumb
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