red-wat

American  

[red-wat, -wot] / ˈrɛdˌwæt, -ˌwɒt /

adjective

Scot.

1. stained with blood; bloody.

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Etymology

Origin of red-wat

red ¹ + wat, Scots variant of wet

Example Sentences

It is when they sing of 'patriot battles won of old,' where Scot and Southron met, 'red-wat shod,' that the strain rises to its clearest, and 'stirs the heart like the sound of a trumpet.'

From Project Gutenberg

Oft have our fearless fathers strode By Wallace' side, Still pressing onward, red-wat shod, Or glorious died.

From Project Gutenberg

Oft have our fearless fathers strode By Wallace’ side, Still pressing onward, red-wat shod, Or glorious dy’d.

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